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Source language
Original Greek   
ὑπό τινων δὲ ὅτι Ἠλίας ἐφάνη, ἄλλων δὲ ὅτι προφήτης ⸀τις τῶν ἀρχαίων ἀνέστη.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
upo tinon de oti Elias ephane, allon de oti prophetes rtis ton arkhaion aneste.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
a quibusdam quia Iohannes surrexit a mortuis a quibusdam vero quia Helias apparuit ab aliis autem quia propheta unus de antiquis surrexit

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And of some, that Elijah had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
Authorized (King James) Version   
and of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
New King James Version   
and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.
21st Century King James Version   
and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets was risen again.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
and by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
But others were saying, “Elijah has appeared”, and others, “A Prophet among the ancient Prophets has risen.”
Darby Bible Translation   
and by some that Elias had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
By some, that John was risen from the dead: but by other some, that Elias had appeared; and by others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
and by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen.
God's Word   
Others said that Elijah had appeared, and still others said that one of the prophets from long ago had come back to life.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
some that Elijah had appeared, and others that one of the ancient prophets had risen."
International Standard Version   
by others that Elijah had appeared, and by still others that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life.
NET Bible   
while others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had risen.
New American Standard Bible   
and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen again.
New International Version   
others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life.
New Living Translation   
Others thought Jesus was Elijah or one of the other prophets risen from the dead.
Webster's Bible Translation   
And by some, that Elijah had appeared; and by others, that one of the ancient prophets had risen again.
Weymouth New Testament   
by others that Elijah had appeared, and by others that some one of the ancient Prophets had come back to life.
The World English Bible   
and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen again.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Other people were saying, ‘It is Elijah that has come back.’ Some other people were saying, ‘This is one of God's prophets who lived a long time ago. Now he has become alive again.’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
and by certain, that Elijah did appear, and by others, that a prophet, one of the ancients, was risen;
New Life Version   
Some people said that Elijah had come back. Others thought one of the early preachers had been raised from the dead.
Revised Geneva Translation   
And by some that Elijah had appeared. And by some that one of the old Prophets had risen again.
The Voice Bible   
Their mission didn’t go unnoticed. The local official installed by Rome, Herod, was especially anxious about the news because rumors were flying. Some people said that Elijah or one of the other ancient prophets had been resurrected, while others said that John, famous for his ritual cleansing, was alive and preaching again.
Living Bible   
and others, “It is Elijah or some other ancient prophet risen from the dead.” These rumors were circulating all over the land.
New Catholic Bible   
others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life.
Legacy Standard Bible   
and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen again.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
and of some, that Elijah had appeared, and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
Christian Standard Bible   
some that Elijah had appeared, and others that one of the ancient prophets had risen.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And by others that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had come back to life.
New Century Version   
Others said, “Elijah has come to us.” And still others said, “One of the prophets who lived long ago has risen from the dead.”
The Message   
Herod, the ruler, heard of these goings on and didn’t know what to think. There were people saying John had come back from the dead, others that Elijah had appeared, still others that some prophet of long ago had shown up. Herod said, “But I killed John—took off his head. So who is this that I keep hearing about?” Curious, he looked for a chance to see him in action.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Others said that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the ancient prophets had risen.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
by some · that Elijah had appeared, and by others that a certain one of the ancient prophets had risen.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the ancient prophets had arisen.
New Matthew Bible   
and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by some that one of the old prophets was risen up again.
Good News Translation®   
Others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life.
Wycliffe Bible   
and of some men, that Elias had appeared; but of others, that one of the old prophets was risen.
New Testament for Everyone   
Others were saying that Elijah had appeared; still others, that one of the old prophets had arisen.
Contemporary English Version   
Others were saying Elijah had come or one of the prophets from long ago had come back to life.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
by some that Eli′jah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen.
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
“All these things came to the ears of Herod the tetrarch and caused him acute anxiety, because some people were saying that John had risen from the dead, some maintaining that the prophet Elijah had appeared, and others that one of the old-time prophets had come back.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the ancient prophets had arisen.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the ancient prophets had arisen.
Common English Bible © 2011   
others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the ancient prophets had come back to life.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
and by others that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the [other] prophets of old had been resurrected.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
others were saying, “Elijah has appeared”; still others, “One of the ancient prophets has arisen.”
New American Standard Bible   
and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of old had risen.
The Expanded Bible   
Others said, “Elijah has ·come to us [reappeared; L appeared; C some Jews expected Elijah to return in the end times; Mal. 4:5].” And still others said, “One of the prophets who lived long ago has ·risen from the dead [or appeared once again; L arisen].”
Tree of Life Version   
but others that Elijah had appeared, and others that some prophet from among the ancients had arisen.
Revised Standard Version   
by some that Eli′jah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen.
New International Reader's Version   
Others were saying that Elijah had appeared. Still others were saying that a prophet of long ago had come back to life.
BRG Bible   
And of some, that Elias had appeared; and of others, that one of the old prophets was risen again.
Complete Jewish Bible   
by others that Eliyahu had appeared, and by others that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
Some people said Elijah had come back. And other people said that one of the old prophets of God had risen from death.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the ancient prophets had arisen.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
by some also that Eliyahu Hanavi had appeared; but by others that some navi of the ancients arose.
Names of God Bible   
Others said that Elijah had appeared, and still others said that one of the prophets from long ago had come back to life.
Modern English Version   
and by some that Elijah had appeared, and by others that one of the old prophets had risen.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Others said, “Elijah has come to us.” And some others said, “One of the prophets from long ago has risen from death.”
International Children’s Bible   
Others said, “Elijah has come to us.” And still others said, “One of the prophets from long ago has risen from death.”
Lexham English Bible   
and by some that Elijah had appeared, and others that some prophet of ancient times had risen.
New International Version - UK   
others that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of long ago had come back to life.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
and by some that Elijah appeared, and by others that some prophet of the ancients rose-up.