Mat 17:10-13 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Matt 17:10-13: 17:10-13 Elijah’s presence at the transfiguration prompted a question about the view that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes (see Mal 4:5-6 ). In pointing to John the Baptist , Jesus reinforced the unexpected idea that the Messiah must suffer , even as his precursor had suffered (Matt 14:3-12 ).

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‏ Matthew 17:10-13

Summary for Matt 17:10-13: 17:10-13 ^a Elijah’s presence at the transfiguration prompted a question about the view that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes (see Mal 4:5-6 ^b). In pointing to John the Baptist, Jesus reinforced the unexpected idea that the Messiah must suffer, even as his precursor had suffered (Matt 14:3-12 ^c).