Luke 16:16

Bible in Basic English 1965

The law and the prophets were till John: but then came the preaching of the kingdom of God, and everyone makes his way into it by force.

Cross References

Matthew 10:7

And, on your way, say, The kingdom of heaven is near.

Matthew 15:11

Not that which goes into the mouth makes a man unclean, but that which comes out of the mouth.

Matthew 21:32

For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you had no faith in him, but the tax-farmers and the loose women had faith in him: and you, when you saw it, did not even have regret for your sins, so as to have faith in him.

Matthew 3:2

Saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin; for the kingdom of heaven is near.

Matthew 4:17

From that time Jesus went about preaching and saying, Let your hearts be turned from sin, for the kingdom of heaven is near.

Matthew 4:23

And Jesus went about in all Galilee, teaching in their Synagogues and preaching the good news of the kingdom, and making well those who were ill with any disease among the people.

Mark 1:14

Now after John had been put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the good news of God,

Mark 1:45

But he went out, and made it public, giving an account of it everywhere, so that Jesus was no longer able to go openly into a town, but was outside in the waste land; and they came to him from every part.

Luke 10:11

Even the dust of your town, which is on our feet, we put off as a witness against you; but be certain of this, that the kingdom of God is near.

Luke 10:9

And make well those in it who are ill and say to them, The kingdom of God is near to you.

Luke 16:29

But Abraham said, They have Moses and the prophets; let them give ear to what they say.

Luke 16:31

And he said to him, If they will not give attention to Moses and the prophets, they will not be moved even if someone comes back from the dead.

Luke 9:2

And he sent them out to be preachers of the kingdom of God, and to make well those who were ill.

John 1:45

Philip came across Nathanael and said to him, We have made a discovery! It is he of whom Moses, in the law, and the prophets were writing, Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.

John 11:48

If we let him go on in this way, everybody will have belief in him and the Romans will come and take away our place and our nation.

John 12:19

Then the Pharisees said one to another, You see, you are unable to do anything: the world has gone after him.

John 5:4

One man was there who had been ill for thirty-eight years.

Acts 3:18

But the things which God had made clear before, by the mouth of all the prophets, that the Christ would have to undergo, he has put into effect in this way.