Matthew 11:13 (DRB)

Passage

For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John:

Nearby Context

Matthew 11:11 Amen I say to you, there hath not risen among them that are born of women a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is the lesser in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent bear it away.

Matthew 11:13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John:

Matthew 11:14 And if you will receive it, he is Elias that is to come.

Matthew 11:15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "prophets", "prophesied", "until", and "john". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "prophets" and "prophesied", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 12's "And from the days of John the..." into verse 14's "And if you will receive it he...", so "prophets" and "prophesied" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "prophets" and "prophesied" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.