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, that is born of a woman, Is of few days, and full of trouble.

What is man, that he should be clean? And he that is born of a woman, that he should be righteous?

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

Behold, I was brought forth in iniquity; And in sin did my mother conceive me.

among whom we also all once lived in the lust of our flesh, doing the desires of the flesh and of the mind, and were by nature children of wrath, even as the rest:--

A greater

I indeed baptize you in water unto repentance, but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire:

Therefore Jehovah, the God of Israel, saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now Jehovah saith, Be it far from me; for them that honor me I will honor, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there is none greater than John: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

He was the lamp that burneth and shineth; and ye were willing to rejoice for a season in his light.

He that

Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

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 Jehovah bindeth up the hurt of his people, and healeth the stroke of their wound.

In that day shall Jehovah defend the inhabitants of Jerusalem: and he that is feeble among them at that day shall be as David; and the house of David shall be as God, as the angel of Jehovah before them.

and said unto them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me receiveth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, the same is great.

John beareth witness of him, and crieth, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that cometh after me is become before me: for he was before me.

He must increase, but I must decrease.

If then ye have to judge things pertaining to this life, do ye set them to judge who are of no account in the church?

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

Unto me, who am less than the least of all saints, was this grace given, to preach unto the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ;

Greater

But this spake he of the Spirit, which they that believed on him were to receive: for the Spirit was not yet given ; because Jesus was not yet glorified.

And many came unto him; and they said, John indeed did no sign: but all things whatsoever John spake of this man were true.

Now to him that is able to establish you according to my gospel and the preaching of Jesus Christ, according to the revelation of the mystery which hath been kept in silence through times eternal,

even the mystery which hath been hid for ages and generations: but now hath it been manifested to his saints,

but hath now been manifested by the appearing of our Saviour Christ Jesus, who abolished death, and brought life and immortality to light through the gospel,

God having provided some better thing concerning us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

Concerning which salvation the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that'should come unto you:

General references

Then went out unto him Jerusalem, and all Judaea, and all the region round about the Jordan;