Matthew 11:14 (YLT)

Passage

and if ye are willing to receive <FI>it<Fi> , he is Elijah who was about to come;

Nearby Context

Matthew 11:12 `And, from the days of John the Baptist till now, the reign of the heavens doth suffer violence, and violent men do take it by force,

Matthew 11:13 for all the prophets and the law till John did prophesy,

Matthew 11:14 and if ye are willing to receive <FI>it<Fi> , he is Elijah who was about to come;

Matthew 11:15 he who is having ears to hear--let him hear.

Matthew 11:16 `And to what shall I liken this generation? it is like little children in market-places, sitting and calling to their comrades,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "willing", "receive", "elijah", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "willing" and "receive", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 13's "for all the prophets and the law..." into verse 15's "he who is having ears to hear--let...", so "willing" and "receive" 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 "willing" and "receive" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.