Matthew 11:11

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist: notwithstanding he that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Born

Ephesians 2:3

A greater

John 5:35

He that

Greater

1 Peter 1:10

General references

Matthew 3:5

Bible References

Born

Man born of woman, lives a short life that is full of trouble.

What is man, that he could be pure? Or he who is born of woman, that he could be righteous?

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

Indeed, I was born in perversity (mischief) (evil). I was a sinner when my mother conceived me.

We all once lived in the lust of our flesh, indulging the desires (lusts) of the flesh and of the mind. We were by nature children of anger and violent passion, like everyone else.

A greater

I baptize you with water because of your repentance. He that comes after me is mightier than I. He will baptize you with Holy Spirit and fire. I am not even good enough to carry his sandals.

Jehovah, the God of Israel says: 'I said indeed that your house and the house of your father should walk before me all the days of your life.' Now Jehovah says: Far be it from me. I will honor those who honor me. I will not regard those who think little of me.

He will be great in the eyes of God. He will not drink wine or strong drink and he will be full of Holy Spirit from the time of his birth.

I say to you, of those who are born of women there is none greater than John. Yet he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

He was the lamp that burns and shines. You were willing to rejoice for a season in his light.

He that

Whoever disobeys even the least of the commandments and teaches others to do the same, will be called least in the kingdom of heaven. On the other hand whoever obeys and teaches others to obey the Law will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

Then the light of the moon will be like the light of the sun. The light of the sun will be seven times as strong, like the light of seven days. When that day comes, Jehovah will bandage his people's injuries and heal the wounds he inflicted.

In that day Jehovah will defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem. He that is feeble among them will be like David. For the house of David will be like God, like the angel of Jehovah before them.

Then he said to them: Whoever receives this little child in my name receives me. Whoever receives me receives him who sent me. He who is least among you will be the greatest!

John spoke about him and declared: He is the one I said would come after me. He is greater than I am because he lived before me.

He must increase and I must decrease.

If you have judgments of things pertaining to this life, would you appoint as judges those who mean nothing to the congregation?

I am the least of the apostles and do not deserve to be called an apostle, because I persecuted the people of God.

To me, the very least of all the holy ones, was given grace (loving divine influence) to preach to the people of the nations the untraceable riches of Christ.

Greater

He spoke this by the Spirit. Those who believed in him were to receive the Spirit. The Spirit was not yet given because Jesus was not yet glorified.

Many came to him and they said: John indeed did not perform a single miracle. Yet everything John said about this man was true.

Now to him that is of power to establish you according to my good news, and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the secret, which was kept secret since the world began.

It is the secret he hid through all past ages from all human beings but has now revealed to his holy ones.

The appearance of our Savior Christ Jesus revealed this. Jesus abolished death and brought life and immortality to light through the good news.

God provided something better for us that they might not be made perfect without us.

Concerning this salvation the prophets inquired and searched diligently! They prophesied about the grace that should come to you:

General references

People from Jerusalem, Judea, and the whole Jordan Valley went to him.