門徒就問他：“那麼經學家為甚麼說，以利亞必須先來呢？”

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？”

门徒就问他：“那么经学家为什么说，以利亚必须先来呢？”

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?”

如果你們肯接受，約翰就是那要來的以利亞。

他們問約翰：“你既然不是基督，不是以利亞，也不是那位先知，那麼你為甚麼施洗呢？”

“看哪！在耶和華大而可畏的日子來到以先，我必差派以利亞先知到你們那裡去。他要使父親的心轉向兒女，兒女的心轉向父親，免得我來擊打這地，以至完全毀滅。”（本章第1~6節在《馬索拉文本》為3:19~24）

有幾個站在那裡的人，聽見了就說：“這個人在呼叫以利亞呢。”有一個人馬上跑去拿海綿蘸滿了酸酒，用蘆葦遞給他喝。但其他的人說：“等一等，我們看看以利亞來不來救他。”

他們又問：“那麼你是誰？是以利亞嗎？”他說：“我不是。”“是那位先知嗎？”他回答：“不是。”

他們就問耶穌：“經學家為甚麼說以利亞必須先來呢？”

忽然，摩西和以利亞向他們顯現，跟耶穌談話。彼得對耶穌說：“主啊，我們在這裡真好。如果你願意，我就在這裡搭三個帳棚，一個為你，一個為摩西，一個為以利亞。”