¹⁹ They answered, “John the Baptist; but others, Elijah; and still others, that one of the ancient prophets has arisen.”^(A)

²¹ And they asked him, “What then? Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the prophet?” He answered, “No.”^(A)

Herod’s Perplexity

⁷ Now Herod the ruler heard about all that had taken place, and he was perplexed because it was said by some that John had been raised from the dead,^{(A) 8} by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the ancient prophets had arisen.^(B)

¹⁵ But others said, “It is Elijah.” And others said, “It is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”^(A)

² and he said to his servants, “This is John the Baptist; he has been raised from the dead, and for this reason these powers are at work in him.”

⁵ See, I will send you the prophet Elijah before the great and terrible day of the Lord comes.^(A)

¹⁷ So they said again to the blind man, “What do you say about him? It was your eyes he opened.” He said, “He is a prophet.”^(A)

Division among the People

⁴⁰ When they heard these words, some in the crowd said, “This is really the prophet.”

²⁵ They asked him, “Why, then, are you baptizing if you are neither the Messiah,^[a] nor Elijah, nor the prophet?”