Matthew 11:13
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.
12 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.
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.
15 He who has ears, let him hear.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
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- BSB
- For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.
- KJV
- For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
- WEB
- For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
- ASV
- For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
- DARBY
- For all the prophets and the law have prophesied unto John.
- BLB
- For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.
- ÅB
- For alle profetene og loven har forutsaget fram til Johannes sto fram,
- OTB
- For alle profetene og loven talte om det som skulle komme inntil Johannes.
- B1930
- For alle profetene og loven har spådd inntil Johannes,
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 5:17–18
Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets. I have not come to abolish them, but to fulfill them.
Read in contextRomans 3:21
But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets.
Read in contextActs 3:22–24
For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.
Read in contextActs 13:27
The people of Jerusalem and their rulers did not recognize Jesus, yet in condemning Him they fulfilled the words of the prophets that are read every Sabbath.
Read in contextLuke 24:44
Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
Read in contextMalachi 4:6
And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”
Read in contextLuke 24:27
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
Read in contextJohn 5:46–47
If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.
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