10 For this is he of whom it is written, (A)Behold, I send my messenger before thy face which shall prepare thy way before thee.

11 Verily I say unto you, Among them which are begotten of women, arose there not a greater than John Baptist, notwithstanding, he that is the least in the [a]kingdom of heaven, is greater than he.

12 And from (B)the time of John Baptist hitherto, the kingdom of God suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 11:11 In the new state of the Church where the true glory of God shineth: the persons are not compared together, but the kinds of doctrines, the preaching of John with the law and the Prophets, and again, the most clear preaching of the Gospel with John’s.

10 This is the one about whom it is written:

“‘I will send my messenger ahead of you,(A)
    who will prepare your way before you.’[a](B)

11 Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. 12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence,[b] and violent people have been raiding it.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 11:10 Mal. 3:1
  2. Matthew 11:12 Or been forcefully advancing