Matthew 17:10

The disciples asked him, ¹  “Why then do the experts in the law ²  say that Elijah must come first?”

The disciples asked him, "Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?"

And His disciples asked Him, "Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

His disciples asked, "Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?"

The disciples, meanwhile, were asking questions. "Why do the religion scholars say that Elijah has to come first?"

And his disciples, questioning him, said, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?

And the 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?"

The disciples asked him, ¹  “Why then do the experts in the law ²  say that Elijah must come first?”

¹ tn Grk “asked him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant and has not been translated.

² tn Or “do the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.