Matthew 11:13

For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

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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 take it by force.

14And if ye will receive it , this is Elijah who was to come.

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Cross References

Matthew 5:17Think not 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 be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

Acts 3:22For Moses truly said to the fathers, A Prophet will the Lord your God raise up to you, of your brethren, like me; him shall ye hear in all things, whatever he shall say to you.

Romans 3:21But now the righteousness of God without the law is manifested, being testified 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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