“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him.
And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
asked him, “Why then do you baptize, if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children
What then did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.
On hearing these words, some of the people said, “This is truly the Prophet.”