Passage

Matthew 11.14

Book: Matthew · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"12. And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force. 13. For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John."

"14. And if you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, that is to come."

"15. He that has ears to hear, let him hear. 16. But whereunto shall I compare this generation? It is like unto sons sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows" (Matthew 11:12-16, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"12. From the days of John the Baptizer until now, the Kingdom of Heaven suffers violence, and the violent take it by force. 13. For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John."

"14. If you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come."

"15. He who has ears to hear, let him hear. 16. “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions" (Matthew 11:12-16, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"12. 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} 13. For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John."

"14. And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come."

"15. He that hath ears to hear, let him hear. 16. But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows," (Matthew 11:12-16, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"12. '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, 13. for all the prophets and the law till John did prophesy,"

"14. and if ye are willing to receive [it], he is Elijah who was about to come;"

"15. he who is having ears to hear, let him hear. 16. 'And to what shall I liken this generation? it is like little children in market-places, sitting and calling to their comrades," (Matthew 11:12-16, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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