Matthew 17:10
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?”
μαθητής
Not just a follower — a learner who becomes like the teacher. The last command Jesus gives is not go and convert — it is go and make mathetes. People who learn from Me, walk like Me, think like Me, love like Me. The mission is not decisions. It is transformation.
οὖν
then
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οὖν
Therefore, then, accordingly. Therefore since we have been justified through faith we have peace with God. The therefore of Scripture always builds on something God has already done.
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πρῶτος
first?
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πρῶτος
First, foremost, chief. Protos. The first shall be last and the last first. God constantly reverses human rankings. What the world considers great God may consider least.
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λέγω
say
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λέγω
To say, to speak with authority. Jesus said and it was so. When Jesus speaks everything listens. His words carry the weight of creation behind them.
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ἔρχομαι
to come
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ἔρχομαι
To come, to go, to arrive. Erchomai. Come Lord Jesus. The final prayer of Scripture is an invitation. The church lives in expectation of His return.
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δεῖ
it behooves
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δεῖ
also deon deh-on'; neuter active participle of the same; both used impersonally; it is (was, etc.) necessary (as binding)
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τίς
Why
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τίς
an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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Ἡλίας
Elijah
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Ἡλίας
Helias (i.e. Elijah), an Israelite
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ἐπερωτάω
asked
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ἐπερωτάω
to ask for, i.e. inquire, seek
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γραμματεύς
scribes
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