Luke 1:15

Irenaeus Against Heresies Book III

And he shall go before Him in the spirit and power of Elias, to make ready a people prepared for the Lord."[90]

Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XIII

so his spirit had something of choice excellence, so that not only did it rest on Elisha, but also descended along with John at his birth; and that John, separately, "was filled with the Holy Ghost even from his mother's womb," and separately, "came before Christ in the spirit and power of Elijah."[22]