Key Verse Spotlight
Matthew 11:14 β Meaning and Application
King James Version
βAnd if ye will receive {it}, this is Elias, which was for to come.β
Matthew 11:14
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force. {suffereth...: or, is gotten by force, and they that thrust men}
For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
And if ye will receive {it}, this is Elias, which was for to come.
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
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