Mark 9:13

But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they have also done to him whatever they wanted to, even as it is written about him.”

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WEBBE

But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they have also done to him whatever they wanted to, even as it is written about him.”

BSB

But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.”

KJV

But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.

ASV

But I say unto you, that Elijah is come, and they have also done unto him whatsoever they would, even as it is written of him.

BBE

But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they have done to him whatever they were pleased to do, even as the Writings say about him.

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ἀλλὰ alla But G235 λέγω legō I say G3004 ὑμῖν humin to you G4771 ὅτι hoti that G3754 καὶ kai also G2532 Ἠλίας Ēlias Elijah G2243 ἐλήλυθεν elēluthen has come G2064 καὶ kai and G2532 ἐποίησαν epoiēsan they did G4160 αὐτῷ autō to him G846 ὅσα hosa as much as G3745 ἤθελον ēthelon they were desiring G2309 καθὼς kathōs even as G2531 γέγραπται gegraptai it has been written G1125 ἐπ ep᾽ of G1909 αὐτόν.¶ auton him G846

The early church

(ubi sup.) Or this, And how it is written: that is, in the same way as the prophets have written many things in various places concerning the Passion of Christ, Elias also, when he comes, is to suffer many things, and to be despised by the wicked.
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
For again, John rebuked vice, and was a zealous man, and a hermit like Elias; but they heard him not, as they will hear Elias, but killed him in wicked sport, and cut off his head; wherefore there follows, And they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.
Theophylact of Ohrid · d. 1107Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
(non in Gloss. sed ap. Chrys ubi sup.) He calls John Elias, not because he was Elias in person, but because he fulfilled the ministry of Elias; for as the latter will be the forerunner of the second advent, so the former has been that of the first.
Glossa Ordinaria · d. 1274Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
(Vict. Ant. e Cat. in Marc.) Or else, the disciples asked Jesus, how it was written that the Son of man must suffer? Now in answer to this, He says, As John came in the likeness of Elias, and they evil intreated him, so according to the Scriptures must the Son of man suffer.
Pseudo-Chrysostom · d. 500Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 1–13

Here is a prediction of the near approach Christ's kingdom. A glimpse of that kingdom was given in the transfiguration of Christ. It is good to be away from the world, and alone with Christ: and how good to be with Christ glorified in heaven with all the saints! But when it is well with us, we are apt not to care for others, and in the fulness of our enjoyments, we forget the many wants of our brethren. God owns Jesus, and accepts him as his beloved Son, and is ready to accept us in him. Therefore we must own and accept him as our beloved Saviour, and must give up ourselves to be ruled by him. Christ does not leave the soul, when joys and comforts leave it. Jesus explained to the disciples the prophecy about Elias. This was very suitable to the ill usage of John Baptist.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.