¹⁶ “^(A)The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John came; since that time ^(B)the gospel of the kingdom of God ^[a]has been preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

¹² And ^(A)from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has been treated violently, and violent men take it by force.

³¹ Which of the two did the will of his father?” They *said, “The first.” Jesus *said to them, “Truly I say to you that ^(A)the tax collectors and prostitutes ^[a]will get into the kingdom of God before you. ³² For John came to you in the way of righteousness and you did not believe him; but ^(B)the tax collectors and prostitutes did believe him; and you, seeing this, did not even ^[b]have second thoughts afterward so as to believe him.