19 And they answerʼt him, “John the Baptist; ithers Elijah; and yet ithers, that ane oʼ the auld prophets is risen again!”
And quoʼ he to them oʼ his hoosehauld, “This maun be John the Baptist; he is risen frae the deid; and sae div thir pooers schaw theirsels in him.”
Noo, iʼ thae days, comes John the Baptist, preachinʼ iʼ the muirlands oʼ Judea.
And King Herod heard; for his name was muckle spoken oʼ: and he said, “John Baptist has risen frae the deid! and thus their pooers are wrocht in him.”
But ithers war threepin, “It is Elijah!” And ithers again, “A Prophet!” or, “Like ane oʼ the Prophets!”
And it cam aboot than whan he was alane, and prayin, the disciples war wiʼ him. And he speirʼt at them, sayin, “Wham say the folk I am?”
And quoʼ he to them, “But wham div ye say I am?” And Peter, answerin, said, “Godʼs Christ!”
And they speirʼt, “What than? Are ye Elijah?” And he said, “I am no!” “Are ye The Prophet?” And he still said, “Na.”
And they still speirʼtat him, and said, “Why are ye bapteezin, than, gin ye are naither the Anointit Ane, nor Elijah, nor yet The Prophet?”
And a hantle oʼ the folk, whan they heard aʼ this, said, “Surely this maun be the Prophet!”
Than said they again to the man that was blinʼ, “What say ye aboot him, sinʼ he has openʼd yere eʼen?” Quoʼ he, “He is a Prophet!”