Luke 16:16 - Common English Bible Until John, there was only the Law and the Prophets. Since then, the good news of God’s kingdom is preached, and everyone is urged to enter it. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Until John came, there were the Law and the Prophets; since then the good news (the Gospel) of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone strives violently to go in [would force his own way rather than God's way into it]. American Standard Version (1901) The law and the prophets were until John: from that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and every man entereth violently into it. Catholic Public Domain Version The law and the prophets were until John. Since then, the kingdom of God is being evangelized, and everyone acts with violence toward it. |