And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist: some, Elias; and others, Jeremias, or one of the prophets.
And they said, Some say that thou art John the Baptist - risen from the dead. So that Herod Antipas was not singular in his surmise (Matthew 14:1-2).
Some, Elias - cf. Mark 6:15.
And others, Jeremias. Was this theory suggested by a supposed resemblance between the "Man of Sorrows" and 'the weeping prophet?' Or one of the prophets - or, as Luke (Luke 9:8) expresses it, "that one of the old prophets is risen again." In another report of the popular opinions which Mark (Mark 6:15) gives us, it is thus expressed, "That it is a prophet, [or] as one of the prophets" [the word "or" - ee (G2228) - is wanting in authority] - in other words, That he was a prophetic person, resembling these of old.