Luk 16:16 | TNotes | STEP | 16:16 John the Baptist was a transitional figure—the last in the line of Old Testament prophets and the herald of the age of salvation (see 1:5-25 , 57-80 ; 3:1-20 ; 7:18-35 ). • everyone is eager to get in: The verb normally means “to suffer violence” and may have the negative sense of violent force into or against the Kingdom (see Matt 11:12 ). More likely, it carries here a positive sense of urgency to enter the Kingdom.

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d3:1-20►

e7:18-35►

fMatt 11:12►

‏ Luke 16:16

16:16 ^a John the Baptist was a transitional figure—the last in the line of Old Testament prophets and the herald of the age of salvation (see 1:5-25 ^b, 57-80 ^c; 3:1-20 ^d; 7:18-35 ^e).

• everyone is eager to get in: The verb normally means “to suffer violence” and may have the negative sense of violent force into or against the Kingdom (see Matt 11:12 ^f). More likely, it carries here a positive sense of urgency to enter the Kingdom.