Mark 8:28

They said, ¹  “John the Baptist, others say Elijah, ²  and still others, one of the prophets.”

Mal 4:5; Mt 14:2; Mt 16:14; Mr 6:14-16; Mr 9:11-13; Lu 9:7-9; Joh 1:21

¹ tn Grk “And they said to him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.

² 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.