“Then He states also another infallible sign, saying, "If ye will receive it, he is Elias, which was for to come." For "I will send you," it is said, "Elias the Tishbite, who shall turn the heart of the father to the children." This man then is Elias, if ye attend exactly, saith He. For "I will send," saith He, "my mes…”
John Chrysostom, 5th c. — Homily on the Gospel of Matthew 37
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15He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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13For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
14And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
— Matthew 11:15 —
16But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
17And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.