and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.

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

Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him.

Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if you wish, I will set up three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

And the disciples asked him, “Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

He replied, “Elijah is indeed coming and will restore all things,

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.”

When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “This man is calling for Elijah.”

But the others said, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to save him.”

But others said, “It is Elijah.” And others said, “It is a prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”

And they answered him, “John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.”

And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, who were talking with Jesus.

Then Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us set up three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

The Coming of Elijah

As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one about what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

Then they asked him, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

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?

But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written about him.”

When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, “Listen, he is calling for Elijah.”

And someone ran, filled a sponge with sour wine, put it on a stick, and gave it to him to drink, saying, “Wait, let us see whether Elijah will come to take him down.”

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.”

But the truth is, there were many widows in Israel in the time of Elijah, when the heaven was shut up three years and six months and there was a severe famine over all the land,

yet Elijah was sent to none of them except to a widow at Zarephath in Sidon.

by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the ancient prophets had arisen.

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

Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him.