Matthew 11:11

Modern English Version

Truly I say to you, among those who are born of women, there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. But he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Cross References

Job 14:1

“Man who is born of a woman is of few days and full of trouble.

Job 14:4

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? There is no one.

Job 15:14

“What is man that he should be pure? And he who is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

Job 25:4

How then can man be righteous with God? Or how can he who is born of a woman be clean?

Psalm 51:5

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity, and in sin my mother conceived me.

Isaiah 30:26

Moreover the light of the moon shall be as the light of the sun, and the light of the sun shall be sevenfold, as the light of seven days, in the day that the Lord binds up the breach of His people and heals the wound from His blow.

Zechariah 12:8

On that day the Lord will defend those residing in Jerusalem; and even the one who stumbles among them will be as David on that day. And the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord going out before them.

Matthew 11:10

For this is he of whom it is written: ‘Behold, I send My messenger before Your face, who will prepare Your way before You.’

Matthew 11:12

From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has forcefully advanced, and the strong take it by force.

Matthew 3:1

In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

Matthew 3:11

“I indeed baptize you with water to repentance, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

Matthew 5:19

Whoever, therefore, breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do likewise shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever does and teaches them shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 1:15

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

Luke 7:28

I say to you, among those who are born of women there is no greater prophet than John the Baptist. Yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

Luke 9:48

and said to them, “Whoever receives this child in My name receives Me, and whoever receives Me receives Him who sent Me. For he who is least among you all will be great.”

John 1:15

John bore witness of Him and cried out, “This was He of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me is preferred before me, for He was before me.’ ”

John 1:27

This is He who comes after me, who is preferred before me, the strap of whose sandal I am not worthy to untie.”

John 10:41

Many came to Him and said, “John did no sign. But everything that John said about this Man was true.”

John 3:30

He must increase, but I must decrease.”

John 5:35

He was a burning and a shining lamp, and you were willing for a season to rejoice in his light.

John 7:39

By this He spoke of the Spirit, whom those who believe in Him would receive. For the Holy Spirit was not yet given, because Jesus was not yet glorified.

1 Corinthians 15:9

For I am the least of the apostles and am not fit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

1 Corinthians 6:4

If then you have judgments dealing with matters of this life, do you appoint as judges those who are least esteemed in the church?

Ephesians 2:3

among them we all also once lived in the lusts of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and we were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest.

Ephesians 3:8

To me, the very least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,

2 Timothy 1:10

but is now revealed by the appearing of our Savior, Jesus Christ, who has abolished death and has brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

Hebrews 11:40

For God provided something better for us, so that with us they would be made complete.

1 Peter 1:10

Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace that should come to you have inquired and searched diligently,

1 Samuel 2:30

“Therefore the Lord God of Israel says, ‘I surely said that your house, and the house of your father, should walk before Me forever,’ but now the Lord says, ‘Far be it from Me to do so, for those who honor Me, I will honor, and those that despise Me will be humbled.