Matthew 11:14

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Matthew 11:12–16 · Berean Standard Bible

12 From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subject to violence, and the violent lay claim to it.

13 For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.

14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.

15 He who has ears, let him hear.

16 To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

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Ezekiel 2:5

And whether they listen or refuse to listen—for they are a rebellious house—they will know that a prophet has been among them.

Ezekiel 3:10

“Son of man,” He added, “listen carefully to all the words I speak to you, and take them to heart.

Ezekiel 3:11

Go to your people, the exiles; speak to them and tell them, ‘This is what the Lord GOD says,’ whether they listen or refuse to listen.”

John 16:12

I still have much to tell you, but you cannot yet bear to hear it.

1 Corinthians 3:2

I gave you milk, not solid food, for you were not yet ready for solid food. In fact, you are still not ready,

Matthew 17:10

The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

Matthew 17:11

Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things.

Matthew 17:12

But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”

Matthew 17:13

Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

Malachi 4:5

Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.

Mark 9:11

And they asked Jesus, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

Mark 9:12

He replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected?

Mark 9:13

But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they have done to him whatever they wished, just as it is written about him.”

Luke 1:17

And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

John 1:21

“Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”

John 1:22

So they said to him, “Who are you? We need an answer for those who sent us. What do you say about yourself?”

John 1:23

John replied in the words of Isaiah the prophet: “I am a voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Make straight the way for the Lord.’”

Revelation 20:4

Then I saw the thrones, and those seated on them had been given authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony of Jesus and for the word of God, and those who had not worshiped the beast or its image, and had not received its mark on their foreheads or hands. And they came to life and reigned with Christ for a thousand years.