Matthew 11:13

For all the prophets and the law have been prophesying until John;

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For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

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12From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and men of violence take it by force.

14and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who was to come.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:17Do not think that I have come to destroy the law or the prophets. I have come not to destroy them, but to fulfill them.

Luke 24:44He said to them, “When I was with you, I told you that all that was written in the Law of Moses and the Prophets and the Psalms must be fulfilled.”

Acts 3:22Moses indeed said, 'The Lord God will raise up a prophet like me from among your brothers. You shall listen to everything that he will speak to you.

Romans 3:21But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known. It was 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 →

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