Luke 9:19

They ¹  answered, ²  “John the Baptist; others say Elijah; ³  and still others that one of the prophets of long ago has risen.” ⁴ 

Mal 4:5; Mt 14:2; Mr 6:15; Lu 9:7,8; Joh 1:21,25; Joh 7:40; Joh 9:17

¹ tn Grk “And they.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

² tn Grk “And answering, they said.” This is redundant in contemporary English and has been simplified to “They answered.”

³ sn The appearance of Elijah would mean that the end time had come. According to 2 Kgs 2:11, Elijah was still alive. In Mal 4:5 it is said that Elijah would be the precursor of Messiah.

⁴ sn The phrase has risen could be understood to mean “has been resurrected,” but this is only a possible option, not a necessary one, since the phrase could merely mean that a figure had appeared on the scene who mirrored an earlier historical figure. Note that the three categories in the reply match the ones in Luke 9:7-8.