John 1:21
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21 And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”(A)
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John 1:21
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21 They asked him, “Then who are you? Are you Elijah?”(A)
He said, “I am not.”
“Are you the Prophet?”(B)
He answered, “No.”
Malachi 4:5
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5 See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.(A)
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Malachi 4:5
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5 “See, I will send the prophet Elijah(A) to you before that great and dreadful day of the Lord comes.(B)
Deuteronomy 18:15-18
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A New Prophet Like Moses
15 “The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your own people; you shall heed such a prophet.[a](A) 16 This is what you requested of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said, ‘Let me not hear again the voice of the Lord my God or see this great fire any more, lest I die.’(B) 17 Then the Lord replied to me, ‘They are right in what they have said.(C) 18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their own people; I will put my words in the mouth of the prophet,[b] who shall speak to them everything that I command.(D)
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Deuteronomy 18:15-18
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15 The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among you, from your fellow Israelites.(A) You must listen to him. 16 For this is what you asked of the Lord your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the Lord our God nor see this great fire anymore, or we will die.”(B)
17 The Lord said to me: “What they say is good. 18 I will raise up for them a prophet(C) like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words(D) in his mouth.(E) He will tell them everything I command him.(F)
Matthew 11:14
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14 and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.(A)
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Matthew 11:14
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14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.(A)
John 1:25
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25 They asked him, “Why, then, are you baptizing if you are neither the Messiah,[a] nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”
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- 1.25 Or the Christ
John 1:25
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25 questioned him, “Why then do you baptize if you are not the Messiah, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
Matthew 17:10-12
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10 And the disciples asked him, “Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”(A) 11 He replied, “Elijah is indeed coming and will restore all things,(B) 12 but I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but they did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man is about to suffer at their hands.”(C)
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Matthew 17:10-12
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10 The disciples asked him, “Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”
11 Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah comes and will restore all things.(A) 12 But I tell you, Elijah has already come,(B) and they did not recognize him, but have done to him everything they wished.(C) In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer(D) at their hands.”
Matthew 16:14
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14 And they said, “Some say John the Baptist but others Elijah and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”(A)
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Matthew 16:14
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14 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist;(A) others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”(B)
John 7:40
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Division among the People
40 When they heard these words, some in the crowd said, “This is really the prophet.”
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John 7:40
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40 On hearing his words, some of the people said, “Surely this man is the Prophet.”(A)
Luke 1:17
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17 With the spirit and power of Elijah he will go before him, to turn the hearts of parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”(A)
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Luke 1:17
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17 And he will go on before the Lord,(A) in the spirit and power of Elijah,(B) to turn the hearts of the parents to their children(C) and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”(D)
Matthew 11:9-11
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9 What, then, did you go out to see? A prophet?[a] Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.(A) 10 This is the one about whom it is written,
‘See, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way before you.’(B)
11 “Truly I tell you, among those born of women no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist, yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
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- 11.9 Other ancient authorities read Why, then, did you go out? To see a prophet?
Matthew 11:9-11
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9 Then what did you go out to see? A prophet?(A) Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 10 This is the one about whom it is written:
11 Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
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- Matthew 11:10 Mal. 3:1
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