Matthew 11:11

New American Bible - revised edition

Amen, I say to you, among those born of women there has been none greater than John the Baptist; yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Cross References

Job 14:1

Man born of woman is short-lived and full of trouble,

Job 14:4

Can anyone make the unclean clean? No one can.

Job 15:14

How can any mortal be blameless, anyone born of woman be righteous?

Job 25:4

How can anyone be in the right against God, or how can any born of woman be innocent?

Psalm 51:5

For I know my transgressions; my sin is always before me.

Isaiah 30:26

The light of the moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be seven times greater, like the light of seven days, On the day the Lord binds up the wounds of his people and heals the bruises left by his blows.

Zechariah 12:8

On that day the Lord will shield the inhabitants of Jerusalem, so that the weakest among them will be like David on that day; and the house of David will be like God, like the angel of the Lord before them.

Matthew 11:10

This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you; he will prepare your way before you.’

Matthew 11:12

From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and the violent are taking it by force.

Matthew 3:1

In those days John the Baptist appeared, preaching in the desert of Judea

Matthew 3:11

I am baptizing you with water, for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is mightier than I. I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the holy Spirit and fire.

Matthew 5:19

Therefore, whoever breaks one of the least of these commandments and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. But whoever obeys and teaches these commandments will be called greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 1:15

for he will be great in the sight of [the] Lord. He will drink neither wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb,

Luke 7:28

I tell you, among those born of women, no one is greater than John; yet the 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 the one who sent me. For the one who is least among all of you is the one who is the greatest.” Another Exorcist.

John 1:15

John testified to him and cried out, saying, “This was he of whom I said, ‘The one who is coming after me ranks ahead of me because he existed before me.’”

John 1:27

the one who is coming after me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to untie.”

John 10:41

Many came to him and said, “John performed no sign, but everything John said about this man was true.”

John 3:30

He must increase; I must decrease.” The One from Heaven.

John 5:35

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

John 7:39

He said this in reference to the Spirit that those who came to believe in him were to receive. There was, of course, no Spirit yet, because Jesus had not yet been glorified. Discussion About the Origins of the Messiah.

1 Corinthians 15:9

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

1 Corinthians 6:4

If, therefore, you have courts for everyday matters, do you seat as judges people of no standing in the church?

Ephesians 2:3

All of us once lived among them in the desires of our flesh, following the wishes of the flesh and the impulses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like the rest.

Ephesians 3:8

To me, the very least of all the holy ones, this grace was given, to preach to the Gentiles the inscrutable riches of Christ,

2 Timothy 1:10

but now made manifest through the appearance of our savior Christ Jesus, who destroyed death and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

Hebrews 11:40

God had foreseen something better for us, so that without us they should not be made perfect.

1 Peter 1:10

Concerning this salvation, prophets who prophesied about the grace that was to be yours searched and investigated it,

1 Samuel 2:30

This, therefore, is the oracle of the Lord, the God of Israel: I said in the past that your family and your father’s house should minister in my presence forever. But now—oracle of the Lord: Far be it from me! I will honor those who honor me, but those who despise me shall be cursed.