but others that Elijah had appeared, and others that some prophet from among the ancients had arisen.
“What then? Are you Elijah?” they asked him. “I am not,” said John. “Are you the Prophet?” “No,” he answered.
They replied, “John the Immerser, but others Elijah, and others that some prophet from among the ancients has arisen.”
They told Him, “John the Immerser; and others Elijah; but others, one of the prophets.”
But others were saying, “It’s Elijah!” Still others were saying, “It’s a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
The disciples questioned Him, saying, “Why then do the Torah scholars say that Elijah must come first?”
They answered, “Some say John the Immerser, others say Elijah, and still others say Jeremiah or one of the other prophets.”