Mark 8:28
“And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.”
Mark 8:28 in 7 translations
- KJVKing James Version
- And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
- DRADouay–Rheims
- Who answered him, saying: John the Baptist; but some Elias, and others as one of the prophets.
- ASVAmerican Standard Version
- And they told him, saying, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets.
- DARBYDarby
- And they answered him, saying, John the baptist; and others, Elias; but others, One of the prophets.
- WEBThe World English Bible
- They told him, John the Baptizer, and others say Elijah, but others: one of the prophets.
- YLTYoung's Literal Translation
- And they answered, 'John the Baptist, and others Elijah, but others one of the prophets.'
- BPVBiblePics Version
- They replied, "Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets."
Context: Mark 8
26And he sent him away to his house, saying, Neither go into the town, nor tell it to any in the town.
27And Jesus went out, and his disciples, into the towns of Caesarea Philippi: and by the way he asked his disciples, saying unto them, Whom do men say that I am?
28And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
29And he saith unto them, But whom say ye that I am? And Peter answereth and saith unto him, Thou art the Christ.
30And he charged them that they should tell no man of him.
About Mark 8: Peter's Confession, Jesus Foretells Death
Jesus feeds the 4,000 and teaches about the yeast of the Pharisees.
Commentary
Mark 8 is a pivotal chapter in the Gospel of Mark, as it marks the beginning of Jesus' journey to Jerusalem and his eventual death. In this chapter, Jesus begins to reveal to his disciples the truth of his identity and mission. He performs a miraculous feeding of the four thousand, and then warns his disciples against the leaven of the Pharisees and Herod.