^17:9As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them,¹⁹ “Do not tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.” ^17:10The disciples asked him,²⁰ “Why then do the experts in the law²¹ say that Elijah must come first?” ^17:11He²² answered, “Elijah does indeed come first and will restore all things. ^17:12And I tell you that Elijah has already come. Yet they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. In²³ the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.” ^17:13Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

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Footnotes

19 Grk “Jesus commanded them, saying.” The participle λέγων (legōn) is redundant and has not been translated.
20 Grk “asked him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated.
21 Or “do the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in .
22 Grk “And answering, he said.” This has been simplified in the translation.
23 Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Tell no one the vision, until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.” And the disciples asked him, “Then why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?” He answered, “Elijah does come, and he will restore all things. But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands.” Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”

The disciples asked him, “Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”

Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah comes and will restore all things. But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything they wished. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.” Then the disciples understood that he was talking to them about John the Baptist.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Don’t tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”

So the disciples asked him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

“Elijah is coming and will restore everything,” he replied. “But I tell you: Elijah has already come, and they didn’t recognize him. On the contrary, they did whatever they pleased to him. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.” Then the disciples understood that he had spoken to them about John the Baptist.

NLTNew Living Translation

As they went back down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”

Then his disciples asked him, “Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?”

Jesus replied, “Elijah is indeed coming first to get everything ready. But I tell you, Elijah has already come, but he wasn’t recognized, and they chose to abuse him. And in the same way they will also make the Son of Man suffer.” Then the disciples realized he was talking about John the Baptist.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them saying, “Tell no one the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.” And the disciples asked him, saying, “Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” And he answered and said, “Elijah indeed is coming, and will restore all things. But I say to you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did with him whatever they wanted. In the same way also the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.” Then the disciples understood that he had spoken to them about John the Baptist.

KJV 1900King James Version

And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead. And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come? And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things. But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

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