His talmidim asked him, saying, *Then why do the scribes say that Eliyahu must come first?*
If you are willing to receive it, this is Eliyahu, who is to come.
They said, *Some say Yochanan the immerser, some, Eliyahu, and others, Yirmeyahu, or one of the prophets.*
Yeshua answered them, *Eliyahu indeed comes first, and will restore all things,
They asked him, saying, *Why do the scribes say that Eliyahu must come first?*
They asked him, *What then? Are you Eliyahu?* He said, *I am not.* *Are you the Prophet?* He answered, *No.*
They asked him, *Why then do you immerse, if you are not the Messiah, nor Eliyahu, nor the Prophet?*