Matthew 17:10 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 And the disciples asked him, “Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The disciples asked Him, Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first? American Standard Version (1901) And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come? Common English Bible The disciples asked, “Then why do the legal experts say that Elijah must first come?” Catholic Public Domain Version And his disciples questioned him, saying, "Why then do the scribes say that it is necessary for Elijah to arrive first?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And his disciples asked him, saying: Why then do the scribes say that Elias must come first? |
And they said, “Some say John the Baptist but others Elijah and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
Then they asked him, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”
They asked him, “Why, then, are you baptizing if you are neither the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”