Matthew 11:11

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I tell you the truth, that among humanity there's no one greater than John the Baptist, but even the least important in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is.

Cross References

Job 14:1

“Life is short and full of trouble,

Job 14:4

Who can bring something clean of what is unclean? No one.

Job 15:14

Who can say they are clean? Which human being can say that they do what is right?

Job 25:4

How can a human being be right before God? Can anyone born of woman be pure?

Psalm 51:5

It's true that I was born guilty—sinful from the time my mother conceived me.

Isaiah 30:26

The moon will shine as bright as the sun, and the sun will shine seven times brighter, like having seven days light in one. This is the way it will be when the Lord bandages the injuries of his people and heals the wounds he caused them.

Zechariah 12:8

On that day the Lord will place a shield around the people of Jerusalem so that even the clumsiest of them will be as skilled a warrior as David, and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord who leads them.

Matthew 11:10

He's the one this Scripture was written about: ‘I'm sending my messenger on ahead of you. He will prepare your way for you.’

Matthew 11:12

From the time of John the Baptist up till now the kingdom of heaven continues to be under attack, and violent people are trying to seize it by force.

Matthew 3:1

Some time later John the Baptist appeared on the scene, proclaiming in the Judean desert,

Matthew 3:11

Yes, I baptize you in water to show repentance, but after me is coming one who is greater than I am. I'm not worthy even to remove his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

Matthew 5:19

So whoever disregards the least important commandment, and teaches people to do so, will be called the least in the kingdom of heaven; but whoever practices and teaches the commandments will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 1:15

He will be great in the sight of the Lord. He will refuse to drink wine or other alcoholic drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before he's born.

Luke 7:28

I tell you, no one born of women is greater than John, but even the most unimportant person in God's kingdom is greater than he is!”

Luke 9:48

Then he said to them, “Anyone who accepts this little child in my name accepts me, and anyone who accepts me accepts the one who sent me. Whoever is least among you all is the greatest.”

John 1:15

John gave his testimony about him, shouting out to the people, “This is the one I was telling you about when I said, ‘The one who is coming after me is more important than me, for before I ever existed he already was.’”

John 1:27

He is coming after me, but I am not even worthy to untie his sandals.”

John 10:41

Many people came to him, and they said, “John didn't perform miracles, but everything he said about this man has come true.”

John 3:30

He must become more important, and I must become less important.”

John 5:35

John was like a brightly-burning light, and you were willing to enjoy his light for a while.

John 7:39

He was referring to the Spirit that those who trusted in him would later receive. The Spirit hadn't been given yet because Jesus hadn't yet been glorified.

1 Corinthians 15:9

For I'm the least important apostle of all, not even fit to be called an apostle since I persecuted God's church.

1 Corinthians 6:4

So if you have to judge things that relate to this life, how can you go to judges that are not respected by the church?

Ephesians 2:3

All of us were once like that, our behavior determined by the desires of our sinful human nature and our evil way of thinking. Like everyone else, in our nature we were children of anger.

Ephesians 3:8

This grace was given to me, the least important of all Christians, in order to share with the foreigners the incredible value of Christ,

2 Timothy 1:10

He gave this grace to us in Christ Jesus before the beginning of time, and is now revealed in the appearing of our Savior Christ Jesus. He destroyed death, making life and immortality brilliantly clear through the good news.

Hebrews 11:40

God has given us something even better, so that they can't be complete without us.

1 Peter 1:10

It was this salvation that the prophets searched for and investigated when they spoke of the grace that was prepared for you.

1 Samuel 2:30

Consequently, this is the declaration of the Lord: I made a definite promise that your family and your father's family would always serve me as priests. But now the Lord declares: Not anymore! Instead I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me I will treat with contempt.