Mark 9:11 meaning and explanation

And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

Mark 9:11, Berean Standard Bible

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The disciples are coming down the mountain after the transfiguration, where they saw Moses and Elijah with Jesus. Their question arises from a known teaching of the scribes, based on Malachi 4:5, that Elijah would return before the day of the Lord.

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