Matthew 11:9
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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)
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- 11.9 Other ancient authorities read Why, then, did you go out? To see a prophet?
Luke 1:76
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76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High,
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,(A)
Matthew 14:5
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5 Though Herod[a] wanted to put him to death, he feared the crowd, because they regarded him as a prophet.(A)
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Luke 1:15-17
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15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink; even before his birth he will be filled with the Holy Spirit.(A) 16 He will turn many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.(B) 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.”(C)
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Mark 9:11-13
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11 Then they asked him, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” 12 He said to them, “Elijah is indeed coming first to restore all things. How then is it written about the Son of Man, that he is to go through many sufferings and be treated with contempt? 13 But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written about him.”
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Matthew 21:24-26
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24 Jesus said to them, “I will also ask you one question; if you tell me the answer, then I will also tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 Did the baptism of John come from heaven, or was it of human origin?” And they argued with one another, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say to us, ‘Why, then, did you not believe him?’ 26 But if we say, ‘Of human origin,’ we are afraid of the crowd, for all regard John as a prophet.”(A)
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Matthew 17:12-13
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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.”(A) 13 Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
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Matthew 11:13-14
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13 For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John came, 14 and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.(A)
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