And they answered, “John the Baptist. But others say, Elijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.”
And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”
Now Herod the tetrarch heard about all that was happening, and he was perplexed, because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead, by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen.
But others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”
and he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead; that is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.”
“Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and awesome day of the Lord comes.
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.”
They asked him, “Then why are you baptizing, if you are neither the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
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