Markus 8:28
Konteks8:28 They said, 1 “John the Baptist, others say Elijah, 2 and still others, one of the prophets.”
Markus 9:12-13
Konteks9:12 He said to them, “Elijah does indeed come first, and restores all things. And why is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be despised? 9:13 But I tell you that Elijah has certainly come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written about him.”
Markus 15:35-36
Konteks15:35 When some of the bystanders heard it they said, “Listen, he is calling for Elijah!” 3 15:36 Then someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, 4 put it on a stick, 5 and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Leave him alone! Let’s see if Elijah will come to take him down!”
[8:28] 1 tn Grk “And they said to him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.
[8:28] 2 sn The appearance of Elijah would mean that the end time had come. According to 2 Kgs 2:11, Elijah was still alive. In Mal 4:5 it is said that Elijah would be the precursor of Messiah.
[15:35] 3 sn Perhaps the crowd thought Jesus was calling for Elijah because the exclamation “my God, my God” (i.e., in Aramaic, Eloi, Eloi) sounds like the name Elijah.
[15:36] 4 sn Sour wine refers to cheap wine that was called in Latin posca, a cheap vinegar wine diluted heavily with water. It was the drink of slaves and soldiers, and was probably there for the soldiers who had performed the crucifixion.