Mark 9:12 (GNV)

Passage

And he answered, and said vnto them, Elias verely shall first come, and restore all things: and as it is written of the Sonne of man, hee must suffer many things, and be set at nought.

Nearby Context

Mark 9:10 So they kept that matter to themselues, and demaunded one of another, what the rising from the dead againe should meane?

Mark 9:11 Also they asked him, saying, Why say the Scribes, that Elias must first come?

Mark 9:12 And he answered, and said vnto them, Elias verely shall first come, and restore all things: and as it is written of the Sonne of man, hee must suffer many things, and be set at nought.

Mark 9:13 But I say vnto you, that Elias is come, (and they haue done vnto him whatsoeuer they would) as it is written of him.

Mark 9:14 And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the Scribes disputing with them.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "all things", "answered", "said", "vnto", "elias", "verely", "shall", and "first". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "all things" and "answered", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 11's "Also they asked him saying Why say..." into verse 13's "But I say vnto you that Elias...", so "all things" and "answered" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "all things" and "answered" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.