Mar 8:28 | NETfull | STEP | They said, “John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others, one of the prophets.”

Mark 8:28

28 They said, ^{▼▼ Grk “And they said to him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.} “John the Baptist, others say Elijah, ^{▼▼ The appearance of Elijah would mean that the end time had come. According to 2 Kgs 2:11, Elijah was still alive. In Mal 4:5 it is said that Elijah would be the precursor of Messiah.} and still others, one of the prophets.”