Matthew 11:11

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

I tell you that no one ever born on this earth is greater than John the Baptist. But whoever is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than John.

Cross References

Job 14:1

Life is short and sorrowful for every living soul.

Job 14:4

There's no way a human can be completely pure.

Job 15:14

No human is pure and innocent,

Job 25:4

How can anyone be innocent in the sight of God?

Psalm 51:5

I have sinned and done wrong since the day I was born.

Isaiah 30:26

Then the LORD will bandage his people's injuries and heal the wounds he has caused. The moon will shine as bright as the sun, and the sun will shine seven times brighter than usual. It will be like the light of seven days all at once.

Zechariah 12:8

I, the LORD God, will protect Jerusalem. Even the weakest person there will be as strong as David, and David's kingdom will rule as though my very own angel were its leader.

Matthew 11:10

In the Scriptures God says about him, “I am sending my messenger ahead of you to get things ready for you.”

Matthew 11:12

From the time of John the Baptist until now, violent people have been trying to take over the kingdom of heaven by force.

Matthew 3:1

Years later, John the Baptist started preaching in the desert of Judea.

Matthew 3:11

I baptize you with water so that you will give up your sins. But someone more powerful is going to come, and I am not good enough even to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

Matthew 5:19

If you reject even the least important command in the Law and teach others to do the same, you will be the least important person in the kingdom of heaven. But if you obey and teach others its commands, you will have an important place in the kingdom.

Luke 1:15

Your son will be a great servant of the Lord. He must never drink wine or beer, and the power of the Holy Spirit will be with him from the time he is born.

Luke 7:28

No one ever born on this earth is greater than John. But whoever is least important in God's kingdom is greater than John.

Luke 9:48

Then he said to his disciples, “When you welcome even a child because of me, you welcome me. And when you welcome me, you welcome the one who sent me. Whichever one of you is the most humble is the greatest.”

John 1:15

John spoke about him and shouted, “This is the one I told you would come! He is greater than I am, because he was alive before I was born.”

John 1:27

Even though I came first, I am not good enough to untie his sandals.”

John 10:41

many people came to him. They were saying, “John didn't perform any miracles, but everything he said about Jesus is true.”

John 3:30

Jesus must become more important, while I become less important.

John 5:35

John was a lamp that gave a lot of light, and you were glad to enjoy his light for a while.

John 7:39

Jesus was talking about the Holy Spirit, who would be given to everyone that had faith in him. The Spirit had not yet been given to anyone, since Jesus had not yet been given his full glory.

1 Corinthians 15:9

I am the least important of all the apostles. In fact, I caused so much trouble for God's church that I don't even deserve to be called an apostle.

1 Corinthians 6:4

Why do you take everyday complaints to judges who are not respected by the church?

Ephesians 2:3

Once we were also ruled by the selfish desires of our bodies and minds. We had made God angry, and we were going to be punished like everyone else.

Ephesians 3:8

I am the least important of all God's people. But God was kind and chose me to tell the Gentiles that because of Christ there are blessings that cannot be measured.

2 Timothy 1:10

Now Christ Jesus has come to show us the kindness of God. Christ our Saviour defeated death and brought us the good news. It shines like a light and offers life that never ends.

Hebrews 11:40

This was because God had something better in store for us. And he did not want them to reach the goal of their faith without us.

1 Peter 1:10

Some prophets told how kind God would be to you, and they searched hard to find out more about the way you would be saved.

1 Samuel 2:30

I am the LORD, the God of Israel. I promised to let your family serve me as priests for ever, but now I tell you that I cannot do this any longer! I honour anyone who honours me, but I put a curse on anyone who hates me.