Mark 9:13 (KJV)

Passage

But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.

Nearby Context

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

Mark 9:12 And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.

Mark 9:13 But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, 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 questioning with them.

Mark 9:15 And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "elias", "indeed", "come", "done", "whatsoever", "listed", and "written". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "elias" and "indeed", 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 told them Elias..." into verse 14's "And when he came to his disciples...", so "elias" and "indeed" 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 "elias" and "indeed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.