Matthew 17:10

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And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?

And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Jesus.

And if you are willing to accept it, John himself is [the fulfillment of] Elijah [as the messenger] who was to come [before the kingdom].

When some of the bystanders there heard it, they began saying, “This man is calling for Elijah.”

“Behold, I am going to send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the Lord.

They asked Him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first [before the Messiah comes]?”

They asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” And he said, “I am not.” “Are you the [promised] Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”

They asked Him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first [before the Messiah comes]?”

and by others that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the [other] prophets of old had been resurrected.