They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
And they said, some say that thou art John the Baptist,.... It was the opinion of some of the Jews, that he was John the Baptist risen from the dead. This notion was spread, and prevailed in Herod's court, and he himself, at last, gave into it.
Verse 14. And they said, etc. . They supposed he might be John the Baptist, as Herod did, risen from the dead. See . He performed many miracles, and strongly resembled John in his manner of life, and in the doctrines which he taught. (m) "they said"
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 (Mat 14:1-2). some, Elias--(Compare Mar 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 (Luk 9:8) expresses it, "that one of the old...