Mark 9:13 (WEB)

Passage

But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they have also done to him whatever they wanted to, even as it is written about him.”

Nearby Context

Mark 9:11 They asked him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

Mark 9:12 He said to them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and restores all things. How is it written about the Son of Man, that he should suffer many things and be despised?

Mark 9:13 But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they have also done to him whatever they wanted to, even as it is written about him.”

Mark 9:14 Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them.

Mark 9:15 Immediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him, greeted him.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "tell", "elijah", "come", "done", "whatever", "wanted", "even", and "written". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "tell" and "elijah", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "He said to them Elijah indeed comes..." into verse 14's "Coming to the disciples he saw a...", so "tell" and "elijah" 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 "tell" and "elijah" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.