¹⁴ And they said, “Some say John the Baptist but others Elijah and still others Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”^(A)

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)

¹² And there was considerable complaining about him among the crowds. While some were saying, “He is a good man,” others were saying, “No, he is deceiving the crowd.”^(A)

Peter’s Declaration about Jesus

¹⁸ Once when Jesus^[a] was praying alone, with only the disciples near him, he asked them, “Who do the crowds say that I am?”^{(A) 19} They answered, “John the Baptist; but others, Elijah; and still others, that one of the ancient prophets has arisen.”^(B)

Division among the People

⁴⁰ When they heard these words, some in the crowd said, “This is really the prophet.” ⁴¹ Others said, “This is the Messiah.”^[a] But some asked, “Surely the Messiah^[b] does not come from Galilee, does he?^(A)

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

²⁸ And they answered him, “John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”^(A)