And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.
The words of Jeremiah the son of Hilkiah, of the priests that were in Anathoth in the land of Benjamin:
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
And said to his servants, This is John the Baptist; he hath risen from the dead; and therefore mighty works do show forth themselves in him.
He saith to them, But who say ye that I am?
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes, that Elijah must first come?
In those days came John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
Others said, That it is Elijah. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.
And they answered, John the Baptist: but some say, Elijah; and others, One of the prophets,
And by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that one of the ancient prophets had risen again.
And they asked him, What then? Art thou Elijah? and he saith, I am not. Art thou that prophet? And he answered, No.
And there was much murmuring among the people concerning him: for some said, He is a good man: others said, No; but he deceiveth the people.
They say to the blind man again, What sayest thou of him, that he hath opened thy eyes? He said, He is a prophet.