And they said, Some say, John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and 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 sending you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of Jehovah.
and said to his servants, This is John the Baptist. He has risen from the dead, and therefore the powerful works are working in him.
He said to them, But who do you say I am?
And His disciples asked Him, saying, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?
In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
Others said that it was Elijah. And others said that he is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
And they answered, John the Baptist. But others say Elijah, and others say one of the prophets.
and by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that one of the old prophets had risen again.
And they asked him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he says, I am not. Are you that prophet? And he answered, No.
And there was much murmuring among the crowd concerning Him, for some said, He is a good man; others said, No, but he deceives the crowd.
They said to the blind man again, What do you say about him, for he has opened your eyes? He said, He is a prophet.