门徒就问他：“那么经学家为什么说，以利亚必须先来呢？”

门徒问耶稣说：“文士为什么说以利亚必须先来？”

门徒问耶稣：“那么，文士为什么说以利亚必须先来？”

门徒问耶稣：“那么，文士为什么说以利亚必须先来？”

门徒问耶稣：“律法教师为什么说以利亚必须先来？”

门徒们问耶稣，说：“那么，经文士们为什么说以利亚必须先来呢？”

門徒問耶穌說：「文士為甚麼說以利亞必須先來？」

門徒問耶穌：「那麼，文士為甚麼說以利亞必須先來？」

門徒問耶穌：「那麼，文士為甚麼說以利亞必須先來？」

門徒問耶穌：「律法教師為什麼說以利亞必須先來？」

門徒就問他：“那麼經學家為甚麼說，以利亞必須先來呢？”

門徒就詢問他說：『那麼經學士為甚麼說以利亞必須先來呢？』

門徒們問耶穌，說：「那麼，經文士們為什麼說以利亞必須先來呢？」

門徒問曰、士子言以利亞必先至、何也、

門徒問曰、士子有言、以利亞當先至、何歟、

門徒問耶穌曰、經士言以利亞當先至、何歟、

徒問曰：『經生輩謂依理藹須先至、何也？』

The disciples asked him,“ Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”

The disciples asked him,“ Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah has to come first?”

And the disciples asked him,“ Then why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?”

Then his disciples asked him,“ Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?”

So the disciples asked him,“ Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

And His disciples asked Him,“ Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

And His disciples asked Him, saying,“ Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

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

So the disciples questioned Him,“ Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

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

The disciples asked him,“ Why then do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?”

His disciples asked him, saying,“ Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

如果你们肯接受，约翰就是那要来的以利亚。

他们问约翰：“你既然不是基督，不是以利亚，也不是那位先知，那么你为什么施洗呢？”

“看哪！在耶和华大而可畏的日子来到以先，我必差派以利亚先知到你们那里去。他要使父亲的心转向儿女，儿女的心转向父亲，免得我来击打这地，以至完全毁灭。”（本章第1~6节在《马索拉文本》为3:19~24）

有几个站在那里的人，听见了就说：“这个人在呼叫以利亚呢。”有一个人马上跑去拿海绵蘸满了酸酒，用芦苇递给他喝。但其他的人说：“等一等，我们看看以利亚来不来救他。”

他们又问：“那么你是谁？是以利亚吗？”他说：“我不是。”“是那位先知吗？”他回答：“不是。”

他们就问耶稣：“经学家为什么说以利亚必须先来呢？”

忽然，摩西和以利亚向他们显现，跟耶稣谈话。彼得对耶稣说：“主啊，我们在这里真好。如果你愿意，我就在这里搭三个帐棚，一个为你，一个为摩西，一个为以利亚。”