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The praise of John the Baptist
Jesus pays tribute to John the Baptist in Capernaum (May–June AD31), according to Matthew 11.7-19 and Luke 7.24-35. Without seeking to recruit his disciples, he affirms John’s prophetic greatness, identifies him as the Elijah foretold by Malachi and signals the end of the old covenant. He contrasts the Kingdom of God with the kingdom built by the Pharisees according to their own rules.
Matthew 11.12 (King James Version) :And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.King James Version (1769), domaine public — texte : eBible.org