Matthew 11:14 - Plain English Version

¹⁴ Look. Try to believe this. They wrote about John, but they didn’t use that name for him. They called him Elijah.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁴ And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁴ And if you are willing to receive and accept it, John himself is Elijah who was to come [before the kingdom]. [Mal. 4:5.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁴ And if ye are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, that is to come.

Common English Bible

¹⁴ If you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁴ And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah, who is to come.

Matthew 11:14 Cross References

Matthew 11:13

You see, before John came, God told his words and his laws to his men, and they wrote them in God’s book. And you know, that was a long time ago, but they wrote about the things that will happen now, at this time.

Luke 1:17

Remember Elijah, God’s man that lived a long time ago. He had God’s spirit in him, and he did powerful things. Well, in the same way, your son John will have God’s spirit in him, and he will do powerful things. He will get people ready for God. John will get people to turn around and live the right way. He will get the men that are fathers to love their kids properly. And he will get people to listen properly to the sensible words of good people. Even those people that don’t listen to God now, he will get them to listen to good people.”

John 16:12

I have a lot more to tell you, but it’s too much for you right now.

1 Corinthians 3:2

You know, babies can’t eat hard food. They can only drink milk. Well, that is a picture of you mob. I couldn’t teach you hard things. You couldn’t understand them. And even now you are not ready to listen to me.