Matthew 11:13

For all the Prophets and the Law, until John, prophesied.

Noyes Bible

In The King James Version

For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

In Context

12And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent seize upon it.

14And if ye are willing to receive it, he is the Elijah who was to come.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:17Think not that I came to destroy the Law or the Prophets: I came not to destroy, but to fulfill.

Luke 24:44And he said to them, These are my words which I spoke to you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled which are written in the Law of Moses, and the Prophets, and the Psalms, concerning me.

Acts 3:22Moses indeed said, “A prophet will the Lord your God raise up to you from among your brethren, as be raised up me; him shall ye hear in all things, whatever he shall speak to you.

Romans 3:21But now, apart from the Law, the righteousness which is of God, to which the Law and the Prophets bear testimony,

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 →

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