Matthew 11:12

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to force, and forceful people lay hold of it.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Ἀπὸ δὲ τῶν ἡμερῶν Ἰωάννου τοῦ Βαπτιστοῦ ἕως ἄρτι ἡ βασιλεία τῶν οὐρανῶν βιάζεται, καὶ βιασταὶ ἁρπάζουσιν αὐτήν.

Transliteration

From de the hēmerōn of Iōannou the Baptistou until arti the basileia of the ouranōn biazetai, and biastai harpazousin it.

Grammar Details

• *de*: postpositive particle - and/but/now
• *hēmerōn*: genitive, feminine, plural - of days
• *Iōannou*: genitive, masculine, singular - of John
• *Baptistou*: genitive, masculine, singular - Baptist/Baptizer
• *arti*: adverb - now
• *basileia*: nominative, feminine, singular - kingdom
• *ouranōn*: genitive, masculine, plural - of heavens
• *biazetai*: present, passive/middle, 3rd singular - is forcefully entered/forces itself
• *biastai*: nominative, masculine, plural - forceful ones/violent ones
• *harpazousin*: present, active, 3rd plural - seize/snatch

Word Meanings

• *hēmerōn*: of days/times
• *Baptistou*: Baptist/Baptizer
• *arti*: now/at present
• *basileia*: kingdom/reign/rule
• *ouranōn*: of heavens/skies
• *biazetai*: is forcefully entered/forces itself/suffers violence
• *biastai*: forceful ones/violent ones/those who use force
• *harpazousin*: seize/snatch/take by force

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

• Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

  From the tyme of Ihon Baptist hytherto ye kyngdome of heve suffreth violence and they that go to it with violence pluck it vnto them.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  From the tyme of Ihon baptist hither to, ye kyngdome of heauen suffreth violence, and the violent plucke it vnto them.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And from the time of Iohn Baptist hitherto, the kingdome of heauen suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  From the dayes of Iohn the Baptist vntyll nowe, the kingdome of heauen suffereth violence, & the violent plucke it vnto them.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  ‹And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.›

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  `And, from the days of John the Baptist till now, the reign of the heavens doth suffer violence, and violent men do take it by force,

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And from the days of John the Baptist till now, the kingdom of heaven is forcing its way in, and men of force take it.

• World English Bible (2000)

  From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and forceful people lay hold of it.

Referenced Verses

• Luke 16:16 : 16 "The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it."
• Luke 13:24 : 24 'Make every effort to enter through the narrow door, because many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able to.
• Phil 2:12 : 12 Therefore, my beloved, as you have always obeyed—not only in my presence, but now much more in my absence—work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
• John 6:27 : 27 'Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on him, God the Father has set his seal of approval.'
• Eph 6:11-13 : 11 Put on the full armor of God, so that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil. 12 For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against rulers, against authorities, against cosmic powers of this present darkness, and against spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places. 13 Therefore, take up the full armor of God so that you may be able to resist in the evil day, and having done everything, to stand firm.
• Matt 21:23-32 : 23 When he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came to him as he was teaching and said, 'By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you this authority?' 24 Jesus answered them, 'I will also ask you one question. If you answer it for me, then I will tell you by what authority I do these things. 25 Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from men?' They discussed it among themselves, saying, 'If we say, 26 But if we say, 'From men,' we fear the crowd, because everyone considers John to be a prophet. 27 So they answered Jesus, 'We do not know.' Then he said to them, 'Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.' 28 What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go work today in the vineyard.' 29 The son replied, 'I don’t want to.' But later, he changed his mind and went. 30 The man then went to the second son and said the same thing. He answered, 'I will, sir,' but he did not go. 31 Which of the two did the will of his father? They said, 'The first.' Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.' 32 For John came to you in the way of righteousness, and you did not believe him. But the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him. And even when you saw it, you did not later change your minds and believe him.
• Luke 7:29-30 : 29 (When all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged that God's way was right, because they had been baptized by John.) 30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law rejected God's plan for themselves, because they had not been baptized by him.