Luke 7:28

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Summary

For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

Among

Luke 1:14

Luke 3:16

But

Bible References

Among

He shall be to you a joy and a delight; and many shall rejoice over his birth.

John, addressing them all, said: "I, indeed, baptize you with water; but there is coming one more powerful than I, and I am not fit even to unfasten his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.

But

And then said to them: "Any one who, for the sake of my Name, welcomes even this little child is welcoming me; and any one who welcomes me is welcoming him who sent me as his Messenger. For whoever is lowliest among you all--that man is great."

Then, turning to his disciples, Jesus said to them alone: "Blessed are the eyes that see what you are seeing;

I tell you, no one born of a woman has yet appeared who is greater than John the Baptist; and yet the lowliest in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he.

But blessed are your eyes, for they see, and your ears, for they hear;

Yes, to me, who am less than the least of all Christ's People, was this charge entrusted!--to tell the Gentiles the Good News of the boundless wealth to be found in the Christ,

Of which I myself became a minister in virtue of the office with which God entrusted me for your benefit, to declare the Message of God in all its fulness--

Yet, though they all won renown by their faith, they did not obtain the final fulfillment of God's promise;

It was this Salvation that the Prophets, who spoke long ago of the blessing intended for you, sought, and strove to comprehend;