⁹ As^(A) they were coming down from the mountain,^(B) He ordered them to tell no one what they had seen^(C) until the Son of Man^(D) had risen^(E) from the dead.^{(F) 10} They kept this word^(G) to themselves, discussing what “rising from the dead” meant.

¹¹ Then they began to question Him, “Why do the scribes^(H) say that Elijah must come first?”^(I)

¹² “Elijah does come first and restores^(J) everything,”^(K) He replied. “How then is it written^(L) about the Son of Man that He must suffer^(M) many things and be treated with contempt?^{(N) 13} But I tell you that Elijah really has come, and they did whatever they pleased to him, just as it is written^(O) about him.”