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Elias
The Greek form of Elijah (Matt 11:14; Matt 16:14, etc.), which the Revised Version has uniformly adopted in the New Testament. (See Elijah.)
Named in the Bible
The first 20 of 30 verses
- Matthew 11:14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
- Matthew 16:14 And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
- Matthew 17:3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
- Matthew 17:4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
- Matthew 17:10 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
- Matthew 17:11 And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
- Matthew 17:12 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.
- Matthew 27:47 Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.
- Matthew 27:49 The rest said, Let be, let us see whether Elias will come to save him.
- Mark 6:15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
- Mark 8:28 And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elias; and others, One of the prophets.
- Mark 9:4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
- Mark 9:5 And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
- Mark 9:11 And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
- Mark 9:12 And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.
- Mark 9:13 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.
- Mark 15:35 And some of them that stood by, when they heard it, said, Behold, he calleth Elias.
- Mark 15:36 And one ran and filled a spunge full of vinegar, and put it on a reed, and gave him to drink, saying, Let alone; let us see whether Elias will come to take him down.
- Luke 1:17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
- Luke 4:25 But I tell you of a truth, many widows were in Israel in the days of Elias, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months, when great famine was throughout all the land;
From Easton’s Bible Dictionary (1897), by Matthew George Easton.
