Luke 16:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised ‘The Law and the Prophets were until John; since then, the good news of the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone is urgently invited to enter it. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Until John came, there were the Law and the Prophets; since then the good news (the Gospel) of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone strives violently to go in [would force his own way rather than God's way into it]. American Standard Version (1901) The law and the prophets were until John: from that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and every man entereth violently into it. Common English Bible Until John, there was only the Law and the Prophets. Since then, the good news of God’s kingdom is preached, and everyone is urged to enter it. Catholic Public Domain Version The law and the prophets were until John. Since then, the kingdom of God is being evangelized, and everyone acts with violence toward it. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The law and the prophets were until John; from that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every one useth violence towards it. |
It’s not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth #– #this defiles a person.’
For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you didn’t believe him. Tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; but you, when you saw it, didn’t even change your minds then and believe him.
From then on Jesus began to preach, ‘Repent, because the kingdom of heaven has come near.’
Now Jesus began to go all over Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the good news of the kingdom, and healing every disease and sickness among the people.
After John was arrested, Jesus went to Galilee, proclaiming the good news ,, of God:
Yet he went out and began to proclaim it widely and to spread the news, with the result that Jesus could no longer enter a town openly. But he was out in deserted places, and they came to him from everywhere.
“We are wiping off even the dust of your town that clings to our feet as a witness against you. Know this for certain: The kingdom of God has come near.”
Heal the sick who are there, and tell them, “The kingdom of God has come near you.”
‘But Abraham said, “They have Moses and the prophets; they should listen to them.”
‘But he told him, “If they don’t listen to Moses and the prophets, they will not be persuaded if someone rises from the dead.” ’
Then he sent them to proclaim the kingdom of God and to heal the sick.
Philip found Nathanael and told him, ‘We have found the one Moses wrote about in the law (and so did the prophets ): Jesus the son of Joseph, from Nazareth.’
If we let him go on like this, everyone will believe in him, and the Romans will come and take away both our place and our nation.’
Then the Pharisees said to one another, ‘You see? You’ve accomplished nothing. Look, the world has gone after him! ’
In this way God fulfilled what he had predicted through all the prophets #– #that his Messiah would suffer.