10 And His disciples asked Him, saying, Mal. 4:5; Matt. 11:14; 16:14; Mark 9:11"Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
11 Jesus answered and said to them, "Indeed, Elijah is coming first and will (Mal. 4:6); Luke 1:17restore all things.12 Matt. 11:14; Mark 9:12, 13But I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they Matt. 14:3, 10did not know him but did to him whatever they wished. Likewise Matt. 16:21the Son of Man is also about to suffer at their hands."13 Matt. 11:14Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them of John the Baptist.