Matthew 27:47 - Easy To Read Version

⁴⁷ Some of the people standing there heard this. The people said, “He is calling Elijah.” {\cf2\super [432]}

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴⁷ Some of them that stood there, when they heard that, said, This man calleth for Elias.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴⁷ And some of the bystanders, when they heard it, said, This Man is calling for Elijah!

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴⁷ And some of them that stood there, when they heard it, said, This man calleth Elijah.

Common English Bible

⁴⁷ After hearing him, some standing there said, “He’s calling Elijah.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴⁷ Then certain ones who were standing and listening there said, "This man calls upon Elijah."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴⁷ And some that stood there and heard, said: This man calleth Elias.

Matthew 27:47 Cross References

Malachi 4:5

\{The Lord said,\} “Look, I will send Elijah the prophet to you. He will come before that great and terrible time of judgment from the Lord.

Matthew 11:14

And if you will believe the things the law and the prophets said, then you will believe that John is Elijah. {\cf2\super [140]} The law and the prophets said he would come.

Matthew 27:46

At about three o’clock Jesus cried with a loud voice, “Eli, Eli, lema sabachthani?” This means, “My God, my God, why have you left me alone?” {\cf2\super [431]}

Matthew 27:48

Quickly one of the people ran and got a sponge. That person filled the sponge with vinegar and tied the sponge to a stick. Then he used the stick to give the sponge to Jesus to drink from it.