And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.
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ORIGINAL WORD · STRONG’S
Open Bibleβιάζω
G971 · biázō · bee-ad'-zo · Greek
Strong’s definition
to force, i.e. (reflexively) to crowd oneself (into), or (passively) to be seized
KJV usage
:--press, suffer violence.
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KJV renderings in this mapping
suffereth violence 1presseth 1
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Mapped occurrences
Matthew 11:12Mapped KJV word: suffereth violence
Luke 16:16Mapped KJV word: presseth
The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.