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 Porque este é aquele sobre o qual está escrito: ‘Eis que diante de tua face envio o meu mensageiro, que preparará o teu caminho diante de ti.’
11 Em verdade vos digo que, dentre os nascidos de mulheres, não se levantou [outro] maior que João Batista; porém o menor no Reino dos céus é maior que ele.
12 E desde os dias de João Batista até agora, o Reino dos céus está sujeito à violência, e os que usam de violência se apoderam dele.
13 Porque todos os profetas e a Lei profetizaram até João.
14 E se estais dispostos a aceitar, este é o Elias que havia de vir.
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