Matthew 17:12 meaning and explanation

But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”

Matthew 17:12, Berean Standard Bible

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Jesus is speaking to Peter, James and John as they come down the mountain after the transfiguration, where Moses and Elijah appeared with Him. The disciples have just asked why the scribes teach that Elijah must come first.

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