² “This is John the Baptist,” he told his servants. “He has been raised from the dead, and that’s why miraculous powers are at work in him.”^(A)

¹⁰ So the disciples asked him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” ^(A)

¹⁵ But others said, “He’s Elijah.”^(A) Still others said, “He’s a prophet, like one of the prophets from long ago.”^(B)

⁸ some that Elijah had appeared,^(A) and others that one of the ancient prophets had risen.^(B)

²¹ “What then?” they asked him. “Are you Elijah?” ^(A)

“I am not,” he said.

“Are you the Prophet?” ^(B)

“No,” he answered.