Mat 17:10, Mar 6:15, 8:28, Luk 9:19, Joh 1:21 | ESV | STEP | And the disciples asked him , Then why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come ?

b[See ver. 14 above]

Matthew 17:10

10 And the disciples asked him, “Then why do the scribes say ^athat first Elijah must come?”

15 ^bBut others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is ^ca prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”

28 And they told him, ^d“John the Baptist; and others say, ^eElijah; and others, one of the prophets.”

19 And they answered, ^f“John the Baptist. But others say, ^gElijah, and others, that one of the prophets of old has risen.”

21 And they asked him, “What then? ^hAre you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you ⁱthe Prophet?” And he answered, “No.”