Matthew 11:11

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

“Truly I tell you, among those born of women no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist, yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Cross References

Job 14:1

“A mortal, born of woman, few of days and full of trouble,

Job 14:4

Who can bring a clean thing out of an unclean? No one can.

Job 15:14

What are mortals, that they can be clean? Or those born of woman, that they can be righteous?

Job 25:4

How then can a mortal be righteous before God? How can one born of woman be pure?

Psalm 51:5

Indeed, I was born guilty, a sinner when my mother conceived me.

Isaiah 30:26

Moreover, the light of the moon will be like the light of the sun, and the light of the sun will be sevenfold, like the light of seven days, on the day when the Lord binds up the injuries of his people and heals the wounds inflicted by his blow.

Zechariah 12:8

On that day the Lord will shield the inhabitants of Jerusalem so that the feeblest among them on that day shall be like David, and the house of David shall be like God, like the angel of the Lord, at their head.

Matthew 11:10

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

Matthew 11:12

From the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and violent people take it by force.

Matthew 3:1

In those days John the Baptist appeared in the wilderness of Judea, proclaiming,

Matthew 3:11

“I baptize you with water for repentance, but the one who is coming after me is more powerful than I, and 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 the same will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever does them and teaches them will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Luke 1:15

for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink; even before his birth he will be filled with the Holy Spirit.

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 welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the least among all of you is the greatest.”

John 1:15

(John testified to him and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks ahead of me because he was before me.’ ”)

John 1:27

the one who is coming after me; I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandal.”

John 10:41

Many came to him, and they were saying, “John performed 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 shining lamp, and you were willing to rejoice for a while in his light.

John 7:39

Now he said this about the Spirit, which believers in him were to receive, for as yet there was no Spirit because Jesus was not yet glorified.

1 Corinthians 15:9

For I am the least of the apostles, unfit to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the church of God.

1 Corinthians 6:4

If you have ordinary cases, then, do you appoint as judges those who have no standing in the church?

Ephesians 2:3

All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, doing the will of flesh and senses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else,

Ephesians 3:8

Although I am the very least of all the saints, this grace was given to me to bring to the gentiles the news of the boundless riches of Christ

2 Timothy 1:10

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

Hebrews 11:40

since God had provided something better so that they would not, apart from us, be made perfect.

1 Peter 1:10

Concerning this salvation, the prophets who prophesied of the grace intended for you made careful search and inquiry,

1 Samuel 2:30

Therefore the Lord the God of Israel declares: I promised that your family and the family of your ancestor should go in and out before me forever, but now the Lord declares: Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be treated with contempt.