Then the disciples understood that He had spoken to them about John the Baptist.
And if you are willing to accept it, John himself is Elijah who was to come.
but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.”
And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, falling on his knees before Him and saying,
Now in those days John the Baptist *came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea, saying,