Matthew 11:13
For the teaching of all the prophets and of the Law continued until the time of John;
Open English Bible (US)
In The King James Version
For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
In Context
14and – if you are ready to accept it – John is himself the Elijah who was destined to come.
Cross References
Matthew 5:17“Do not think that I have come to do away with the Law or the prophets; I have not come to do away with them, but to complete them.
Luke 24:44“This is what I told you,” he said, “when I was still with you – that everything that had been written about me in the Law of Moses, the prophets, and the Psalms, must be fulfilled.”
Acts 3:22Moses himself said – ‘The Lord your God will raise up from among yourselves a prophet, as he raised me. To him you will listen whenever he speaks to you.
Romans 3:21But now, quite apart from Law, the divine righteousness stands revealed, and to it the Law and the prophets bear witness –
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 →