 ኢየሱስም መልሶ፡- ኤልያስማ አስቀድሞ ይመጣል ሁሉንም ያቀናል፤ ነገር ግን እላችኋለሁ፥ ኤልያስ ከዚህ በፊት መጣ፤ የወደዱትንም ሁሉ አደረጉበት እንጂ አላወቁትም፤ እንዲሁም ደግሞ የሰው ልጅ ከእነርሱ መከራ ይቀበል ዘንድ አለው አላቸው።
'True;' he replied, 'Elijah is to come to see that everything is once more as it should be, however, I tell you that Elijah has come already and they did not recognise him but treated him as they pleased; and the Son of Man will suffer similarly at their hands.'