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?”
και επηρωτησαν αυτον οι μαθηται αυτου λεγοντες τι ουν οι γραμματεις λεγουσιν οτι ηλιαν δει ελθειν πρωτον
kai epērōtēsan ayton oi mathētai aytoy legontes ti oyn oi grammateis legoysin oti ēlian dei elthein prōton