16The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.


In Context

13 No servant can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and love the other; or else he will hold to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve God and mammon.

14 And the Pharisees also, who were covetous, heard all these things, and they derided him.

15 And he said to them, Ye are they who justify yourselves before men; but God knoweth your hearts: for that which is highly esteemed among men, is abomination in the sight of God.

16 The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.

17 And it is easier for heaven and earth to pass away, than one tittle of the law to fail.

18 Whoever putteth away his wife, and marrieth another, committeth adultery; and whoever marrieth her that is put away from her husband, committeth adultery.

Luke 16:16 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:16The law and the prophets [were] until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

16:16"The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

16:16The law and the prophets were until John; from that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every one useth violence towards it.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

16:16The 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:16The law and the prophets were until John: from that time the glad tidings of the kingdom of God are announced, and every one forces his way into it.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

16:16The 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

16:16The law and the prophets were until John. From that time the Good News of the Kingdom of God is preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

16:16the law and the prophets are till John; since then the reign of God is proclaimed good news, and every one doth press into it;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

16:16The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presses into it.