Kindom of heaven suffereth violence
In Mat.11:12
… the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence … (KJV)
What was meant by suffereth in current day use? Please.
violence
What does it mean that heaven is taken by violence? Matthew 11:12
Matthew 11:12
But from the days of John the baptist until now, the kingdom of the heavens is taken by violence, and [the] violent seize on it. (Darby)
Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suf…
In Matthew 11:12 what does it mean for the kingdom of heaven to "suffer violence"?
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, NKJV)
What does this verse mean?
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