Suffereth violence (βιαζετα). This verb occurs only here and in Lu 16:16 in the N.T. It seems to be middle in Luke and Deissmann (…

And from the days of John, etc. That is, from the days when John began to preach. It is not known how long this was, but it was probably n…

The kingdom of heaven suffers violence—The Greek verb may be in either the middle voice, “forces its way violently,” or the passive voice,…

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

Glossa Ordinaria: So that what He had just said would not lead anyone to suppose that John was a stranger to the kingdom of he…

This enigmatic saying has called forth a host of interpretations. The following interpretation does justice both to the context and to the language…

Since the days of John, I have no doubt that Christ speaks honorably of the majesty of the Gospel because many sought it with warm affecti…

And from the days of John the Baptist until now
From the time that he began to preach, to the then present time,

What Christ said concerning John was not only for his praise but for the people's profit. Those who attend to the word will be called to give an ac…

After saying these things, the Lord pa ed from there to teach and preach, and this was for three reasons.