Mark 9:13 (GNV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Mark 9:15 And straightway all the people, when they behelde him, were amased, and ranne to him, and saluted him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "vnto", "elias", "come", "haue", "done", "whatsoeuer", and "written". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "vnto" and "elias", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And he answered and said vnto them..." into verse 14's "And when he came to his disciples...", so "vnto" and "elias" 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 "vnto" and "elias" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.