Matthew 11:12 — King James Version← Study notes
“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 — Greek Interlinear
Greek · Matthew 11:1218 words
ἀπὸapofrom
δὲdeand / but
τῶνtōnthe
ἡμερῶνhēmerōnage, + alway, (mid-)day (by day
ἸωάννουIōannouJohn
τοῦtouthe
βαπτιστοῦbaptistouBaptist
ἕωςheōseven (until, unto), (as) far
(as)
ἄρτιartithis day (hour), hence(-forth), here(-after)
ἡhēthe
βασιλείαbasileiakingdom
τῶνtōnthe
οὐρανῶνouranōnair, heaven(-ly), sky
βιάζεταιbiazetaipress, suffer violence
καὶkaiand / also
βιασταὶbiastaiviolent
ἁρπάζουσινharpazousinsnatch
αὐτήνautēnhe / she / it / same
ℹGreek text from the SBL Greek New Testament (SBLGNT). Transliteration follows SBL Academic conventions.
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