Matthew 11:13
For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
Text-Critical English NT
In The King James Version
For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
In Context
14And if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.
Cross References
Matthew 5:17“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.
Luke 24:44Then he said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you, that everything written about me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”
Acts 3:22For Moses said to our fathers, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to everything he tells you.
Romans 3:21But now the righteousness of God has been revealed apart from the law, attested 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 →