All the prophets, etc. This verse means that John introduced a new dispensation; and that the old one—in which the prophets and t…

All the prophets and the law—The usual order is inverted because stress is laid on the prophetic rather than the legislative aspec…

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…

In view of the preceding, “until John” means up to and including John. John the Baptist belongs to the last stage of the divine economy before the …

All the Prophets and the Law itself Prophesied. The word prophesied is emphatic; for the Law and the Prophets did not pr…

For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John .
These words are to be considered in connection with ([Refer…

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.