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Summary

And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?

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Why

Matthew 17:3
Then Moses and Elijah also appeared before them, talking with him.
Matthew 11:14
And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah, who is to come.
Matthew 27:47
When some of the bystanders heard it, they said, "This man is calling for Elijah."
Malachi 4:5
Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the Lord arrives.
Mark 9:11
Then they asked him, "Why do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?"
John 1:21
So they asked him, "Then who are you? Are you Elijah?" He said, "I am not!" "Are you the Prophet?" He answered, "No!"

General references

Mark 9:11
Then they asked him, "Why do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?"
Luke 9:8
while others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had risen.

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