"But I sayto you that Elijahhas indeedcome,and they didto him whateverthey wished,justas it is writtenof him."
"And ifyou are willingto accept[it], John himselfis Elijahwho was to come.
And He saidto them, "Elijahdoes firstcomeand restoreall things.And [yet] howis it writtenof the Sonof Manthat He will suffermany thingsand be treated with contempt?
When they came[back] to the disciples,they sawa largecrowdaroundthem, and [some] scribesarguingwith them.
"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."
"Which oneof the prophetsdid your fathersnot persecute?They killedthosewho had previously announcedthe comingof the Righteous One,whosebetrayersand murderersyou have nowbecome;
