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Luke 16:16

[Jesus continues to speak to the Pharisees, who were experts in the teachings of Moses and the prophetic writings:]
"The teaching [the books of Moses, the Torah – Gk. nomos] and the prophets [proclaimed and prophesied about the Messiah]
until John [the Baptist].
[Nomos is a broad word meaning doctrine, norm, law, and can refer to the entire teaching of the Bible or just the Books of Moses. This first part of the sentence lacks a verb in Greek, so translators fill in that nomos and the prophets "proclaimed," "had their time," "applied," "prophesied about the Messiah," etc. Since the next verse (verse 17) says that nomos will not pass away, the meaning cannot be that the first covenant and Moses' teaching have become invalid. However, a shift has taken place with John the Baptist beginning to preach the gospel, which is the good news. It is likely that the verb "proclaimed" – which is used later in the sentence about the gospel – also refers to the first part. In the parallel passage, the verb "prophesied" is used, see Matt. 11:13. The Scriptures prophesied about the Messiah: where and when he would be born, that he would be born of a virgin, and how he would die, see Mic. 5:2; Dan. 9:25; Isa. 7:14; Isa. 53.]
Since then, the good news (the gospel) has been proclaimed,
and everyone is trying to seize it (take it by force; push their way in).
[The word can be interpreted negatively as trying to seize by force, or positively as eagerly pushing one's way in. The meaning seems to be that when John began to preach that "the kingdom of God has come near," an eager longing arose among the people to seize it, but not everyone did so in the right way, i.e., through a change of heart and faith in Jesus. Many resorted to wrong methods, so that Jesus even had to hide that he was the Messiah and forbid his disciples and others to tell about him. The word "by force" (used in the parallel passage in Matt. 11:12) is the same word used in John 6:15 when they tried to force Jesus to become king.]
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Nestle-Aland (NA)

Ὁ   νόμος   καὶ   οἱ   προφῆται   μέχρι   Ἰωάννου·   ἀπὸ   τότε   ἡ   βασιλεία   τοῦ   θεοῦ   εὐαγγελίζεται,   καὶ   πᾶς   εἰς   αὐτὴν   βιάζεται.  

Textus Receptus (TR)

Ὁ   νόμος   καὶ   οἱ   προφῆται   μέχρι   Ἰωάννου·   ἀπὸ   τότε   ἡ   βασιλεία   τοῦ   θεοῦ   εὐαγγελίζεται,   καὶ   πᾶς   εἰς   αὐτὴν   βιάζεται.  

Manuscript comments

TR has 18 Words, NA has 19 (+1).


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Strongs nr Greek English Grammar Code
G3588
 Ὁ (O)
 The
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
T-NSM
G3551
 νόμος (nomos)
 law
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
N-NSM
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3588
 οἱ (oi)
 the
Definite article Definite article
nom. pl. ♂ Nominative plural masculine
T-NPM
G4396
 προφῆται (prophetai)
 prophets [were]
Noun Noun
nom. pl. ♂ Nominative plural masculine
N-NPM
G3360
 μέχρι (mechri)
 until
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G2491
 Ἰωάννου· (Ioannoy.)
 John;
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
Person (Person)
 N-GSM-P
G0575
 ἀπὸ (apo)
 from
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G5119
 τότε (tote)
 that time
Adverb Adverb
 ADV
G3588
 ἡ (e)
 the
Definite article Definite article
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
T-NSF
G0932
 βασιλεία (basileia)
 kingdom
Noun Noun
nom. sing. ♀ Nominative singular feminine
N-NSF
G3588
 τοῦ (toy)
Definite article Definite article
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
T-GSM
G2316
 θεοῦ (theoy)
 of God
Noun Noun
gen. sing. ♂ genitive singular masculine
N-GSM
G2097
 εὐαγγελίζεται, (yangelizetai,)
 is proclaimed,
VERB Verb
pres. middle/passive ind. present middle eller passive indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PEI-3S
G2532
 καὶ (kai)
 and
Conj. Conjunktion
 CONJ
G3956
 πᾶς (pas)
 everyone
Adjective Adjective
nom. sing. ♂ Nominative singular masculine
A-NSM
G1519
 εἰς (eis)
 into
Preposition Preposition
 PREP
G0846
 αὐτὴν (ayten)
 it
Personal Pron. Personal Pronoun
acc. sing. ♀ accusative singular feminine
P-ASF
G0971
 βιάζεται. (biazetai.)
 forces his way.
VERB Verb
pres. middle/passive ind. present middle eller passive indicative
sing. third person singular
V-PEI-3S

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