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

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?”

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?”

And if you’re willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who is to come.

So they asked him,“ Why then do you baptize if you aren’t the Messiah, or Elijah, or the Prophet?”

Look, I am going to send you the prophet Elijah before the great and terrible day of the LORD comes.And he will turn the hearts of fathers to their children and the hearts of children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”

When some of those standing there heard this, they said,“ He’s calling for Elijah.”Immediately one of them ran and got a sponge, filled it with sour wine, put it on a stick, and offered him a drink.But the rest said,“ Let’s see if Elijah comes to save him.”

“ What then?” they asked him.“ Are you Elijah?”“ I am not,” he said.“ Are you the Prophet?”“ No,” he answered.

Then they asked him,“ Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

Suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with him.Then Peter said to Jesus,“ Lord, it’s good for us to be here. If you want, I will set up three shelters here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”