Assertion: kingdom | /r/CapableOf | suffer violence
Facets:
value: from the days of john
type: TEMPORAL
Source sentences:
text: And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force.
text: The phrase “the kingdom of heaven suffers violence” (NASB) has been variously interpreted.
text: And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force”
text: Immediately before His statement that the kingdom of God suffers violence, Jesus honors John as the greatest prophet (Matthew 11:11).
text: This is the key to understanding Jesus’ statement that the kingdom of God suffers violence.
text: Jesus’ statement that “the kingdom of heaven suffers violence
text: And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.
text: And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence,
text: In the midst of His explanation of the role and character of John the Baptist, Jesus Christ makes an easily misunderstood statement, raising a number of questions: "And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force" (Matthew 11:12).
text: To briefly summarize these two verses, then, everyone is pressing into the Kingdom, the Kingdom suffers violence, and violent people take it by force.
text: In this way, it matches perfectly with Matthew 11:12: "the kingdom suffers violence, and the violent take it by force.