Mark 9:11

NETBible

Then 1  they asked him, 2  “Why do the experts in the law 3  say that Elijah must come first?”

NIV ©

And they asked him, "Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?"

NASB ©

They asked Him, saying, " Why is it that the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

NLT ©

Now they began asking him, "Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?"

MSG ©

Meanwhile they were asking, "Why do the religion scholars say that Elijah has to come first?"

BBE ©

And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?

NRSV ©

Then they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

NKJV ©

And they asked Him, saying, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

KJV
And
<2532>
they asked
<1905> (5707)
him
<846>_,
saying
<3004> (5723)_,
Why
<3754>
say
<3004> (5719)
the scribes
<1122>
that
<3754>
Elias
<2243>
must
<1163> (5748)
first
<4412>
come
<2064> (5629)_?
NASB ©
They asked
<1905>
Him, saying
<3004>
, "
Why is it
that the scribes
<1122>
say
<3004>
that Elijah
<2243>
must
<1163>
come
<2064>
first
<4413>
?"
NET [draft] ITL
Then
<2532>
they asked
<1905>
him
<846>
, “Why do
<3004>
the experts in the law
<1122>
say
<3004>
that
<3754>
Elijah
<2243>
must
<1163>
come
<2064>
first
<4412>
?”
GREEK
kai
<2532>
CONJ
ephrwtwn
<1905> (5707)
V-IAI-3P
auton
<846>
P-ASM
legontev
<3004> (5723)
V-PAP-NPM
oti
<3754>
CONJ
legousin
<3004> (5719)
V-PAI-3P
oi
<3588>
T-NPM
grammateiv
<1122>
N-NPM
oti
<3754>
CONJ
hlian
<2243>
N-ASM
dei
<1163> (5904)
V-PQI-3S
elyein
<2064> (5629)
V-2AAN
prwton
<4412>
ADV
NETBible

Then 1  they asked him, 2  “Why do the experts in the law 3  say that Elijah must come first?”

NET Notes

1 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

2 tn Grk “And they were asking him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated.

3 tn Or “Why do the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.