“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.
Luke 9:19 - English Standard Version 2016 And they answered, “John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they answered, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, that one of the ancient prophets has come back to life. American Standard Version (1901) And they answering said, John the Baptist; but others say, Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets is risen again. Common English Bible They answered, “John the Baptist, others Elijah, and still others that one of the ancient prophets has come back to life.” Catholic Public Domain Version But they answered by saying: "John the Baptist. But some say Elijah. Yet truly, others say that one of the prophets from before has risen again." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version But they answered, and said: John the Baptist; but some say Elias; and others say that one of the former prophets is risen again. |
“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.
and he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.”
In those days John the Baptist came preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
King Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ name had become known. Some said, “John the Baptist has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.”
But others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
Now it happened that as he was praying alone, the disciples were with him. And he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”
Then he said to them, “But who do you say that I am?” And Peter answered, “The Christ of God.”
And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”
They asked him, “Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This really is the Prophet.”
So they said again to the blind man, “What do you say about him, since he has opened your eyes?” He said, “He is a prophet.”