Matthew 11:12
10 This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’
11 Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.
13 For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.
14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.
- KJV
- And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
- WEB
- From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.
- ASV
- And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force.
- DARBY
- But from the days of John the baptist until now, the kingdom of the heavens is taken by violence, and [the] violent seize on it.
- BLB
- And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of the heavens is subject to violence, and the violent seize it.
- ÅB
- Men fra døperen Johannes' dager og helt til nå, trenger de seg med makt inn i himlenes rike; og de som trenger seg inn, river det til seg.
- OTB
- Fra døperen Johannes' dager til nå har himmelriket vært utsatt for vold, og voldelige mennesker tar det med makt.
- B1930
- Men fra døperen Johannes' dager inntil nu trenger de sig med makt inn i himlenes rike, og de som trenger sig inn, river det til sig.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 16:16
The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
Read in contextLuke 13:24
“Make every effort to enter through the narrow door. For many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
Read in contextEphesians 6:11–13
Put on the full armor of God, so that you can make your stand against the devil’s schemes.
Read in contextPhilippians 2:12
Therefore, my beloved, just as you have always obeyed, not only in my presence, but now even more in my absence, continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.
Read in contextJohn 6:27
Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
Read in contextLuke 7:29–30
All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.
Read in contextMatthew 21:23–32
When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
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