“Some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, and others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets,” they replied.
These are the words of Jeremiah son of Hilkiah, one of the priests living in Anathoth in the territory of Benjamin.
Look! I am going to send Elijah the prophet before the day of the Lord arrives, the great and terrifying day.
and he told his servants, “He must be John the Baptist resurrected from the dead, and that's why he has such powers!”
“But what about you?” he asked them. “Who do you say I am?”
“So why do the religious teachers say that Elijah has to come first?” his disciples asked.
Some time later John the Baptist appeared on the scene, proclaiming in the Judean desert,
Others said, “It's Elijah.” Still others said, “He's a prophet, like one of the prophets of the past.”
“Some say John the Baptist, some say Elijah, others say one of the prophets,” they replied.
others that Elijah had appeared; still others that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life.
“So then, who are you?” they asked. “Elijah?” “No, I'm not,” he answered. “Are you the Prophet?” “No,” he replied.
Many people in the crowds were complaining about him. Some said, “He's a good man,” while others argued, “No! He deceives people.”
So they went on questioning the man. “What's your opinion about him, then, since it's your eyes he opened,” they asked. “He's surely a prophet,” the man replied.