¹⁵ But others said, It is Elijah. And others said, It is a prophet, even like one of the prophets.

¹¹ And the people said, This is the prophet Jesus, from Nazareth of Galilee.

²⁸ And they made answer, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets.

¹⁴ And they said, Some say, John the Baptist; some, Elijah; and others, Jeremiah, or one of the prophets.

⁵ See, I am sending you Elijah the prophet before the day of the Lord comes, that great day, greatly to be feared.

²² For Moses said, The Lord will give you a prophet from among your people, like me; you will give ear to everything which he will say to you.

²³ And every soul who does not give attention to that prophet, will be cut off from among the people.

¹⁷ Again they said to the blind man, What have you to say about him for opening your eyes? And he said, He is a prophet.

⁴⁰ When these words came to their ears, some of the people said, This is certainly the prophet.

¹⁴ And when the people saw the sign which he had done, they said, Truly, this is the prophet who is to come into the world.

²⁵ And they put this question to him, saying, Why then are you giving baptism if you are not the Christ, or Elijah, or the prophet?

²¹ And they said to him, What then? Are you Elijah? And he said, I am not. Are you the prophet? And his answer was, I am not.

¹⁹ And they, answering, said, John the Baptist; but others say Elijah; and others, that one of the old prophets has come back.

⁸ And by some, that Elijah had come; and by others, that one of the old prophets had come back to life.

³⁹ Now when the Pharisee in whose house he was saw it, he said to himself, This man, if he was a prophet, would be conscious what sort of woman this is who has put her hands on him, that she is a sinner.

¹⁶ And fear came on all, and they gave praise to God, saying, A great prophet is among us: and, God has given thought to his people.

¹⁷ And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.

³⁵ And some of those who were near, hearing it, said, See, he is crying to Elijah.

³⁶ And one of them went quickly and, getting a sponge full of bitter wine, put it on a rod, and gave it to him for drink, saying, Let be; let us see if Elijah will come to take him down.

¹² And he said to them, Truly, Elijah does come first, and puts all things in order; and how is it said in the Writings that the Son of man will go through much sorrow and be made as nothing?

¹³ But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they have done to him whatever they were pleased to do, even as the Writings say about him.

¹⁰ And his disciples, questioning him, said, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?

¹¹ And in answer he said, Elijah truly has to come and put all things right: