Luke 7:28

American Standard Version (1901)

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.

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  • Matt 11:11 : 11 Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
  • Matt 13:16-17 : 16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear. 17 For verily I say unto you, that many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not.
  • Luke 1:14-15 : 14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth. 15 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.
  • Luke 3:16 : 16 John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you [ in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire:
  • Luke 9:48 : 48 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.
  • Luke 10:23-24 : 23 And turning to the disciples, he said privately, Blessed [are] the eyes which see the things that ye see: 24 for I say unto you, that many prophets and kings desired to see the things which ye see, and saw them not; and to hear the things which ye hear, and heard them not.
  • Eph 3:8-9 : 8 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; 9 and to make all men see what is the dispensation of the mystery which for ages hath been hid in God who created all things;
  • Col 1:25-27 : 25 whereof I was made a minister, according to the dispensation of God which was given me to you-ward, to fulfil the word of God, 26 [ even] the mystery which hath been hid for ages and generations: but now hath it been manifested to his saints, 27 to whom God was pleased to make known what is the riches of the glory of this mystery among the Gentiles, which is Christ in you, the hope of glory:
  • 1 Pet 1:10-12 : 10 Concerning which salvation the prophets sought and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that [should come] unto you: 11 searching what [time] or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did point unto, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glories that should follow them. 12 To whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto you, did they minister these things, which now have been announced unto you through them that preached the gospel unto you by the Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven; which things angels desire to look into.
  • Heb 11:39-40 : 39 And these all, having had witness borne to them through their faith, received not the promise, 40 God having provided some better thing concerning us, that apart from us they should not be made perfect.

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  • Matt 11:9-13
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    9But wherefore went ye out? to see a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.

    10This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.

    11Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

    12And from the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and men of violence take it by force.

    13For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

  • Luke 7:26-27
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    26But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say unto you, and much more than a prophet.

    27This is he of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, Who shall prepare thy way before thee.

  • Mark 1:7-8
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    7And he preached, saying, There cometh after me he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to stoop down and unloose.

    8I baptized you in water; But he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit.

  • Luke 7:29
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    29And all the people when they heard, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

  • John 1:25-28
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    25And they asked him, and said unto him, Why then baptizest thou, if thou art not the Christ, neither Elijah, neither the prophet?

    26John answered them, saying, I baptize in water: in the midst of you standeth one whom ye know not,

    27[ even] he that cometh after me, the latchet of whose shoe I am not worthy to unloose.

    28These things were done in Bethany beyond the Jordan, where John was baptizing.

  • John 3:26-28
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    26And they came unto John, and said to him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond the Jordan, to whom thou hast borne witness, behold, the same baptizeth, and all men come to him.

    27John answered and said, A man can receive nothing, except it have been given him from heaven.

    28Ye yourselves bear me witness, that I said, I am not the Christ, but, that I am sent before him.

  • Luke 9:48
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    48and 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 1:30-31
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    30This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man who is become before me: for he was before me.

    31And I knew him not; but that he should be made manifest to Israel, for this cause came I baptizing in water.

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    4Whosoever therefore shall humble himself as this little child, the same is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

  • Luke 3:16
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    16John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you [ in the Holy Spirit and [in] fire:

  • Matt 3:3
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    3For this is he that was spoken of through Isaiah the prophet, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Make ye ready the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • John 13:16
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    16Verily, verily, I say unto you, A servant is not greater than his lord; neither one that is sent greater than he that sent him.

  • Luke 7:24
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    24And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?

  • Luke 7:18
    69%

    18And the disciples of John told him of all these things.

  • John 1:15
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    15John 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.

  • Matt 11:7
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    7And as these went their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?

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    11But he that is greatest among you shall be your servant.

  • Matt 12:6
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    6But I say unto you, that one greater than the temple is here.

  • Acts 13:24-25
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    24when John had first preached before his coming the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

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  • Luke 1:76
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    76Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High: For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;

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    6There came a man, sent from God, whose name was John.

  • Matt 12:41
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    41The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

  • John 1:33
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    33And I knew him not: but he that sent me to baptize in water, he said unto me, Upon whomsoever thou shalt see the Spirit descending, and abiding upon him, the same is he that baptizeth in the Holy Spirit.

  • Mark 8:28
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    28And they told him, saying, John the Baptist; and others, Elijah; but others, One of the prophets.

  • Matt 18:1
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    1In that hour came the disciples unto Jesus, saying, Who then is greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

  • John 3:30
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    30He must increase, but I must decrease.

  • Luke 22:27
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    27For which is greater, he that sitteth at meat, or he that serveth? is not he that sitteth at meat? but I am in the midst of you as he that serveth.

  • Luke 7:20
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    20And when the men were come unto him, they said, John the Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that cometh, or look we for another?

  • Matt 3:11
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    11I 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:

  • Matt 3:1
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    1And in those days cometh John the Baptist, preaching in the wilderness of Judaea, saying,

  • Matt 5:19
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    19Whosoever 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.

  • Luke 7:33
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    33For John the Baptist is come eating no bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a demon.

  • Matt 17:13
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    13Then understood the disciples that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.

  • Luke 11:32
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    32The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

  • Luke 16:16
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    16The law and the prophets [were] until John: from that time the gospel of the kingdom of God is preached, and every man entereth violently into it.

  • Luke 1:15
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    15For 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.

  • Luke 18:17
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    17Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.