Mat 11:14 | RWP | e4.org | This is Elijah ( αυτος εστιν Ελειας ). Jesus here endorses John as the promise of Malachi. The people understood to mean the return of Elijah in person. This John denied as to himself ( ). But Jesus affirms that John is the Elijah of promise who has come already ( ). He emphasizes the point: "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."

‏ Matthew 11:14

This is Elijah ( αυτος εστιν Ελειας ). Jesus here endorses John as the promise of Malachi. The people understood Mal 4:1 to mean the return of Elijah in person. This John denied as to himself (Joh 1:21). But Jesus affirms that John is the Elijah of promise who has come already (Mt 17:12). He emphasizes the point: "He that hath ears to hear, let him hear."