And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
They asked him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
και επηρωτων αυτον λεγοντες οτι λεγουσιν οι γραμματεις οτι ηλιαν δει ελθειν πρωτον
kai epērōtōn ayton legontes oti legoysin oi grammateis oti ēlian dei elthein prōton