Matthew Chapter 11 verse 13 Holy Bible
For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
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For all the prophets and the law were in force till John.
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For all the prophets and the law have prophesied unto John.
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For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
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For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
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for all the prophets and the law till John did prophesy,
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 13. - For. It is only right that there should be such a seizing of the kingdom of heaven, for in a certain sense the function of the prophets and the Law ceased with John. All. Not one alone, but all, however various their teaching. The prophets and the law. In Luke (Luke 16:16) the Law is mentioned first, because the context is there dealing chiefly with the Law. Here our Lord has said that John was more than a prophet, and he naturally continues to speak of prophets first. The mention of the Law comes in almost as an afterthought, and yet without it the Jews might have fallen back on the Law when the prophets failed them (cf. ver. 11, note). Prophesied. Including the ideas both of predicting Messiah and of making known the will of God (cf. Matthew 5:19, note). Until John. The message of the written Word was considered as active - the prophets and the Law still spoke - until, in tact, he came who was the close of that epoch.
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(13) All the prophets and the law.--The usual order is inverted, because stress is laid on the prophetic rather than the legislative aspect of previous revelation. They did their work pointing to the kingdom of heaven in the far-off future of the latter days, but John saw it close at hand, and proclaimed its actual appearance.
