Matthew 17:11

17:11 He ¹  answered, “Elijah does indeed come first and will restore all things.

Matthew 12:13

12:13 Then he said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out and it was restored, ²  as healthy as the other.

[17:11]  ¹ tn Grk “And answering, he said.” This has been simplified in the translation.

[12:13]  ² sn The passive was restored points to healing by God. Now the question became: Would God exercise his power through Jesus, if what Jesus was doing were wrong? Note also Jesus’ “labor.” He simply spoke and it was so.