They askedhim, "Whatthen?Are you Elijah?"And he said,"I amnot." "Are you the Prophet?"And he answered,"No."
"Behold,I am going to sendyou Elijahthe prophetbeforethe comingof the greatand terribledayof the LORD.
"And ifyou are willingto accept[it], John himselfis Elijahwho was to come.
And they said,"Some[say] Johnthe Baptist;and others,Elijah;but still others,Jeremiah,oroneof the prophets."
And the crowdswere saying,"Thisis the prophetJesus,from Nazarethin Galilee."
"It is he who will go[as a forerunner] beforeHim in the spiritand powerof Elijah,TO TURNTHE HEARTSOF THE FATHERSBACKTO THE CHILDREN,and the disobedientto the attitudeof the righteous,so as to make readya peoplepreparedfor the Lord."
Thenthey saidto him, "Whoare you, sothat we may givean answerto thosewho sentus? Whatdo you sayaboutyourself?"
They askedhim, and saidto him, "Whythenare you baptizing,ifyou are not the Christ,norElijah,northe Prophet?"
Thereforewhen the peoplesawthe signwhichHe had performed,they said,"Thisis trulythe Prophetwho is to comeinto the world."
[Some] of the peopletherefore,when they heardthesewords,were saying,"Thiscertainlyis the Prophet."
