Luke 16:16
English Standard Version
16 (A)“The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then (B)the good news of the kingdom of God is preached, and (C)everyone forces his way into it.[a]
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- Luke 16:16 Or everyone is forcefully urged into it
Luke 16:16
New International Version
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16 “The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John.(A) Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached,(B) and everyone is forcing their way into it.
Luke 16:16
King James Version
16 The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.
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Matthew 11:9-14
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9 What then did you go out to see? (A)A prophet?[a] Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 10 This is he of whom it is written,
(B)“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you.’
11 Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has arisen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 (C)From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence,[b] and the violent take it by force. 13 (D)For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John, 14 and if you are willing to accept it, he is (E)Elijah who is to come.
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- Matthew 11:9 Some manuscripts Why then did you go out? To see a prophet?
- Matthew 11:12 Or has been coming violently
Matthew 11:9-14
New International Version
9 Then what did you go out to see? A prophet?(A) Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 10 This is the one about whom it is written:
11 Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence,[b] and violent people have been raiding it. 13 For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.(D) 14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.(E)
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- Matthew 11:10 Mal. 3:1
- Matthew 11:12 Or been forcefully advancing
Matthew 11:9-14
King James Version
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 before thee.
11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
14 And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
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Matthew 21:32
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32 For John came to you (A)in the way of righteousness, and (B)you did not believe him, but (C)the tax collectors and the prostitutes believed him. And even when you saw it, you did not afterward (D)change your minds and believe him.
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Matthew 21:32
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32 For John came to you to show you the way of righteousness,(A) and you did not believe him, but the tax collectors(B) and the prostitutes(C) did. And even after you saw this, you did not repent(D) and believe him.
Matthew 21:32
King James Version
32 For John came unto you in the way of righteousness, and ye believed him not: but the publicans and the harlots believed him: and ye, when ye had seen it, repented not afterward, that ye might believe him.
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Acts 3:24-25
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24 And (A)all the prophets who have spoken, from Samuel and those who came after him, also proclaimed these days. 25 (B)You are the sons of the prophets and of (C)the covenant that God made with your fathers, saying to Abraham, (D)‘And in your offspring shall all the families of the earth be blessed.’
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Acts 3:24-25
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24 “Indeed, beginning with Samuel, all the prophets(A) who have spoken have foretold these days. 25 And you are heirs(B) of the prophets and of the covenant(C) God made with your fathers. He said to Abraham, ‘Through your offspring all peoples on earth will be blessed.’[a](D)
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- Acts 3:25 Gen. 22:18; 26:4
Acts 3:24-25
King James Version
24 Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.
25 Ye are the children of the prophets, and of the covenant which God made with our fathers, saying unto Abraham, And in thy seed shall all the kindreds of the earth be blessed.
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Matthew 3:2
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2 (A)“Repent, for (B)the kingdom of heaven is at hand.”[a]
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- Matthew 3:2 Or the kingdom of heaven has come near
Matthew 3:2
New International Version
2 and saying, “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven(A) has come near.”
Matthew 3:2
King James Version
2 And saying, Repent ye: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand.
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Luke 16:31
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31 He said to him, ‘If they do not hear (A)Moses and the Prophets, (B)neither will they be convinced if someone should rise from the dead.’”
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Luke 16:31
New International Version
31 “He said to him, ‘If they do not listen to Moses and the Prophets, they will not be convinced even if someone rises from the dead.’”
Luke 16:31
King James Version
31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.
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Luke 7:26-29
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26 What then did you go out to see? (A)A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is he of whom it is written,
(B)“‘Behold, I send my messenger before your face,
who will prepare your way before you.’
28 I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.” 29 ((C)When all the people heard this, and (D)the tax collectors too, they declared God just,[a] (E)having been baptized with (F)the baptism of John,
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- Luke 7:29 Greek they justified God
Luke 7:26-29
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26 But what did you go out to see? A prophet?(A) Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet. 27 This is the one about whom it is written:
28 I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God(C) is greater than he.”
29 (All the people, even the tax collectors, when they heard Jesus’ words, acknowledged that God’s way was right, because they had been baptized by John.(D)
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- Luke 7:27 Mal. 3:1
Luke 7:26-29
King James Version
26 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.
27 This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.
28 For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
29 And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
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Acts 3:18
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18 But what God (A)foretold (B)by the mouth of all the prophets, that (C)his Christ would (D)suffer, he thus fulfilled.
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Acts 3:18
New International Version
18 But this is how God fulfilled(A) what he had foretold(B) through all the prophets,(C) saying that his Messiah would suffer.(D)
Acts 3:18
King James Version
18 But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
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John 1:45
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45 Philip found (A)Nathanael and said to him, “We have found him of whom (B)Moses in the Law and also the prophets wrote, Jesus (C)of Nazareth, (D)the son of Joseph.”
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John 1:45
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45 Philip findeth Nathanael, and saith unto him, We have found him, of whom Moses in the law, and the prophets, did write, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.
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