And they said, “Some say John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but still others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.”
The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests who were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin,
“Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome day of Yahweh.
and said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has risen from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.”
He *said to them, “But who do you say that I am?”
And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
Now in those days John the Baptist *came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,
But others were saying, “He is Elijah.” And others were saying, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
And they told Him, saying, “John the Baptist; and others say Elijah; but others, one of the prophets.”
and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen again.
And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” And he *said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”
And there was much grumbling among the crowds concerning Him; some were saying, “He is a good man”; others were saying, “No, on the contrary, He leads the crowd astray.”
Therefore, they *said to the blind man again, “What do you say about Him, since He opened your eyes?” And he said, “He is a prophet.”