John Bengel Commentary - Matthew 17:11 - 17:11

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John Bengel Commentary - Matthew 17:11 - 17:11


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Mat 17:11. Ἔρχεται, cometh) The present tense, midway between prediction and fulfilment; and the ministry of John was efficacious also after his death.-ἀποκαταστήσει, shall restore) The same verb is used by the LXX. in Mal. 3:24 [Mat 4:6]. And this office of restoring all things furnishes a proof that the prophecy concerning Elias did not refer to his brief appearance on the Mount of Transfiguration.-πάντα, all things) sc. regarding parents and children, i.e. seminally;[784] see Joh 10:40-41, and Act 19:3.

[784] “Seminaliter,” i.e., he will sow the seed of these things: he will initiate them, as the preparation for what is to follow.-(I. B.)