Luke 9:19
They answered,“John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others that one of the prophets of long ago has risen.”
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- Luke 9:7-8 : 7 Herod’s Confusion about Jesus Now Herod the tetrarch heard about everything that was happening, and he was thoroughly perplexed, because some people were saying that John had been raised from the dead, 8 while others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had risen.
- John 1:21 : 21 So they asked him,“Then who are you? Are you Elijah?” He said,“I am not!”“Are you the Prophet?” He answered,“No!”
- Matt 14:2 : 2 and he said to his servants,“This is John the Baptist. He has been raised from the dead! And because of this, miraculous powers are at work in him.”
- Mark 6:15 : 15 Others said,“He is Elijah.” Others said,“He is a prophet, like one of the prophets from the past.”
- Mal 4:5 : 5 Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the LORD arrives.
- John 1:25 : 25 So they asked John,“Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”
- John 7:40 : 40 Differing Opinions About Jesus When they heard these words, some of the crowd began to say,“This really is the Prophet!”
- John 9:17 : 17 So again they asked the man who used to be blind,“What do you say about him, since he caused you to see?”“He is a prophet,” the man replied.
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