Matthew 11:14

Matthew 11:14 is the fourteenth verse in the eleventh chapter of the Gospel of Matthew in the New Testament.

Content

In the original Greek according to

καὶ εἰ θέλετε δέξασθαι, αὐτός ἐστιν Ἠλίας ὁ μέλλων ἔρχεσθαι.

In the King James Version of the Bible the text reads:

And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.

The New International Version translates the passage as:

And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.

Analysis

This verse occurs also in

Jerome: " John then is said to be Elias, not according to the foolish philosophers, and certain heretics who bring forward their metempsychosis, or passing of the soul from one body to another; but because (as it is in another passage of the Gospel) he came in the spirit and power of Elias, and had the same grace and measure of the Holy Spirit. But in austerity of life, and fortitude of spirit, Elias and John were alike; they both dwelt in the desert, both were girded with a girdle of skins; because he reproved Ahab and Jezebel for their wickedness, Elias was compelled to fly; because he condemned the unlawful union of Herod and Herodias, John is beheaded."^[2]

Jerome: " That He says, This is Elias, is figurative, and needs to be explained, as what follows, shows; He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."^[2]

Saint Remigius: " As much as to say, Whoso has ears of the heart to hear, that is, to understand, let him understand; for He did not say that John was Elias in person, but in the Spirit."^[2]

References

External links

• Other translations of Matthew 11:14 at BibleHub