Matthew 11:13
For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John:
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
In Context
14And if you will receive it, he is Elias that is to come.
Cross References
Matthew 5:17Do not think that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets. I am not come to destroy, but to fulfill.
Luke 24:44And he said to them: These are the words which I spoke to you, while I was yet with you, that all things must needs be fulfilled, which are written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.
Acts 3:22For Moses said: A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me: him you shall hear according to all things whatsoever he shall speak to you.
Romans 3:21But now without the law the justice of God is made manifest, being witnessed by the law and the prophets.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 11:8-16
Christ's Testimony of John. 7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? 8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. 9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. 10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way… Read the whole commentary →