But others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
And the crowds said, “This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.”
And they told him, “John the Baptist; and others say, Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.”
And they said, “Some say John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.
Moses said, ‘The Lord God will raise up for you a prophet like me from your brothers. You shall listen to him in whatever he tells you. And it shall be that every soul who does not listen to that prophet shall be destroyed from the people.’
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.”
When they heard these words, some of the people said, “This really is the Prophet.”
When the people saw the sign that he had done, they said, “This is indeed the Prophet who is to come into the world!”
They asked him, “Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
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.”
by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen.
Now when the Pharisee who had invited him saw this, he said to himself, “If this man were a prophet, he would have known who and what sort of woman this is who is touching him, for she is a sinner.”
Fear seized them all, and they glorified God, saying, “A great prophet has arisen among us!” and “God has visited his people!”
and he will go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just, to make ready for the Lord a people prepared.”
And some of the bystanders hearing it said, “Behold, he is calling Elijah.” And someone ran and filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a reed and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.”
And he said to them, “Elijah does come first to restore all things. And how is it written of the Son of Man that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt? But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him.”
And the disciples asked him, “Then why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?” He answered, “Elijah does come, and he will restore all things.
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