As it is written in Isaiah the prophet:

Look, I am sending My messenger ahead of You,
who will prepare Your way.

Then Jesus said to them, “A prophet is not without honor except in his hometown, among his relatives, and in his household.”

But others said, “He’s Elijah.” Still others said, “He’s a prophet—like one of the prophets.”

But if we say, ‘From men’”—they were afraid of the crowd, because everyone thought that John was a genuine prophet.