And they asked him, saying, How is it that the scribes say that Elijah must first come?

And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?

Και ηρωτων αυτον λεγοντες, Δια τι λεγουσιν οι γραμματεις οτι πρεπει να ελθη ο Ηλιας πρωτον;

And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?