by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen.
And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”
And they answered, “John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.”
And they told him, “John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.”
But others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
And the disciples asked him, “Then why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?”
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