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Read in contextAnd his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
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And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
His disciples asked him, saying, "Then why 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?
And his disciples questioned him, saying, `Why then do the scribes say that Elijah it behoveth to come first?'
The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”