And they said, Some say that you are John the Baptist: some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
And said unto his servants, This is John the Baptist; he is risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him.
He said unto them, But whom say you that I am?
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come?
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
Others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elijah; and others, One of the prophets.
And of some, that Elijah had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
And they asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you that prophet? And he answered, No.
And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, Nay; but he deceives the people.
They said unto the blind man again, What say you of him, that he has opened your eyes? He said, He is a prophet.