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Matthew 17:10

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And the disciples asked him, “Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

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and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.

And they said, “Some say John the Baptist but others Elijah and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”

He replied, “Elijah is indeed coming and will restore all things,

Then they asked him, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”

They asked him, “Why, then, are you baptizing if you are neither the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”