Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?

American Standard Version (ASV)

And they asked him, saying, `How is it' that the scribes say that Elijah must first come?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And they asked him saying, Why do the scribes say that Elias must first have come?

World English Bible (WEB)

They asked him, saying, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And they were questioning him, saying, that the scribes say that Elijah it behoveth to come first.