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Then they asked him, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first? ”
Compare Versions
American Standard Version
And they asked him, saying, How is it that the scribes say that Elijah must first come?
English Standard Version
And they asked him, “Why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?”
King James Version
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
New American Standard Bible
And they asked Him, saying, “ Why is it that the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
New International Version
And they asked him, “Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”
New King James Version
And they asked Him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
New Living Translation
Then they asked him, “Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?”
World English Bible
They asked him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”