Matius 4:17

4:17 From that time Jesus began to preach this message: ¹  “Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is near.”

Matius 11:12

11:12 From ²  the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and forceful people lay hold of it. ³ 

[4:17]  ¹ tn Grk “and to say.”

[11:12]  ² tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[11:12]  ³ tn Or “the kingdom of heaven is forcibly entered and violent people take hold of it.” For a somewhat different interpretation of this passage, see the note on the phrase “urged to enter in” in Luke 16:16.