Mark 9:12

Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθείς, εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ἠλίας μὲν ἐλθὼν πρῶτον, ἀποκαθιστᾷ πάντα· καὶ πῶς γέγραπται ἐπὶ τὸν υἱὸν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, ἵνα πολλὰ πάθῃ καὶ ἐξουδενωθῇ.

RBT Greek Interlinear:

Strongs 3588; Ho; Ὁ; the; Art-NMS

Strongs 1161; de; δὲ; and; Conj

Strongs 5346; ephē; ἔφη; was bringing to light; V-IIA-3S

Strongs 846; autois; αὐτοῖς; to themselves; PPro-DM3P

Strongs 2243; Ēlias; Ἠλίας; Elijah; N-NMS

Strongs 3303; men; μὲν; indeed; Prtcl

Strongs 2064; elthōn; ἐλθὼν; he who has come; V-APA-NMS

Strongs 4412; prōton; πρῶτον; first; Adv-S

Strongs 600; apokathistanei; ἀποκαθιστάνει; restores; V-PIA-3S

Strongs 3956; panta; πάντα; all; Adj-ANP

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 4459; pōs; πῶς; what; Adv

Strongs 1125; gegraptai; γέγραπται; are written/drawn; V-RIM/P-3S

Strongs 1909; epi; ἐπὶ; upon; Prep

Strongs 3588; ton; τὸν; the; Art-AMS

Strongs 5207; Huion; Υἱὸν; Son; N-AMS

Strongs 3588; tou; τοῦ; the; Art-GMS

Strongs 444; anthrōpou; ἀνθρώπου; man; N-GMS

Strongs 2443; hina; ἵνα; so that; Conj

Strongs 4183; polla; πολλὰ; much; Adj-ANP

Strongs 3958; pathē; πάθῃ; He should suffer; V-ASA-3S

Strongs 2532; kai; καὶ; and; Conj

Strongs 1847; exoudenēthē; ἐξουδενηθῇ; be set at naught; V-ASP-3S

RBT Translation:

"she did not desire to be consoled because they are not!" Matt. 2:18

And the one was bringing to light to themselves, "He Is My God indeed, he who has come first is restoring everything, and how it has been written/drawn concerning the Son of the Man, that he should suffer multitudinous, and be brought to naught/nothing.²³

LITV Translation:
And answering, He said to them, Indeed, Elijah coming first restores all things. And how it has been written of the Son of man that He suffer many things and be despised!

ESV Translation:
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Footnotes

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Again and again, basic Greek grammar is abused, mishandled, and covered up.

The word ἐλθὼν is an aorist participle derived from the verb ἔρχομαι (to come), meaning "he who has come" or "having come."

It is important to note that this participle is in the aorist tense, which refers to a completed action in the past, not a present or future event. While the phrase "having come" (as used in some of the literal translations) might seem to imply a future event in certain contexts, it is crucial to understand that ἐλθὼν does not convey a future sense. Instead, it denotes that the action of coming has already been completed or is considered as completed, which distinguishes it from a present or future action, such as "is coming" or "will come." Any interpretation of ἐλθὼν as having a future sense would be a misinterpretation of the grammatical tense.

ἀποκαθιστάνει is translated as "he/she/it is restoring" or "he/she/it is re-establishing" in the present tense.

We found no translations translating the tenses in this verse honestly. The literal translations paired "having come" with "and restores" which is an infinitive sense. Other translations simply change the tenses.

The English Standard Version (ESV) of the Bible was produced by a team of scholars from a variety of theological backgrounds. The translation was overseen by a Committee on Bible Translation (CBT), which included more than 100 scholars. This is how they translated the Greek:

"does come first to restore" (ESV)

"does come" is not aorist past tense.

"to restore" is not present indicative active.

These are basic Greek grammar principles and rules that Scholars have done their best to avoid following and put out of view.