Matthew 11:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.”
Matthew 11:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 11:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 11:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.”
Matthew 11:12 — World English Bible
Matthew 11:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force.”
Matthew 11:12 — American Standard Version
Matthew 11:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`And, from the days of John the Baptist till now, the reign of the heavens doth suffer violence, and violent men do take it by force,”
Matthew 11:12 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 11:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But from the days of John the baptist until now, the kingdom of the heavens is taken by violence, and [the] violent seize on it.”
Matthew 11:12 — Darby Translation
Matthew 11:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And from the time of Iohn Baptist hitherto, the kingdome of heauen suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.”
Matthew 11:12 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 11:12 in Context — Matthew 11
10 Car c’est celui dont il est écrit: Voici, j’envoie mon messager devant ta face, Pour préparer ton chemin devant toi.
11 Je vous le dis en vérité, parmi ceux qui sont nés de femmes, il n’en a point paru de plus grand que Jean-Baptiste. Cependant, le plus petit dans le royaume des cieux est plus grand que lui.
12 Depuis le temps de Jean-Baptiste jusqu’à présent, le royaume des cieux est forcé, et ce sont les violents qui s’en emparent.
13 Car tous les prophètes et la loi ont prophétisé jusqu’à Jean;
14 et, si vous voulez le comprendre, c’est lui qui est l’Élie qui devait venir.
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