Luke 7:28

Geneva Bible (1560)

For I say vnto you, there is no greater Prophet then Iohn, among them that are begotten of women: neuerthelesse, hee that is the least in the kingdome of God, is greater then he.

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  • Matt 11:11 : 11 Verely I say vnto you, among them which are begotten of women, arose there not a greater then Iohn Baptist: notwithstanding, he that is the least in the kingdome of heauen, is greater then he.
  • Matt 13:16-17 : 16 But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your eares, for they heare. 17 For verely I say vnto you, that many Prophets, & righteous men haue desired to see those things which ye see, & haue not seene them, & to heare those things which ye heare, and haue not heard them.
  • Luke 1:14-15 : 14 And thou shalt haue ioy and gladnes, and many shall reioyce at his birth. 15 For he shalbe great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither drinke wine, nor strong drinke: and he shalbe filled with the holy Ghost, euen from his mothers wombe.
  • Luke 3:16 : 16 Iohn answered, and saide to them all, In deede I baptize you with water, but one stronger then I, commeth, whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to vnloose: hee will baptize you with the holy Ghost, and with fire.
  • Luke 9:48 : 48 And said vnto them, Whosoeuer receiueth this litle childe in my Name, receiueth me: and whosoeuer shall receiue me, receiueth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, he shall be great.
  • Luke 10:23-24 : 23 And he turned to his disciples, and said secretly, Blessed are the eyes, which see that ye see. 24 For I tell you that many Prophets and Kings haue desired to see those things, which ye see, and haue not seene them: and to heare those things which ye heare, and haue not heard them.
  • Eph 3:8-9 : 8 Euen vnto me the least of all Saints is this grace giuen, that I should preach among the Gentiles the vnsearchable riches of Christ, 9 And to make cleare vnto all men what the felowship of the mysterie is, which from the beginning of the world hath bene hid in God, who hath created all things by Iesus Christ,
  • Col 1:25-27 : 25 Whereof I am a minister, according to the dispensation of God, which is giuen mee vnto you ward, to fulfill the word of God, 26 Which is the mysterie hid since the world began, and from all ages, but nowe is made manifest to his Saintes, 27 To whome God woulde make knowen what is the riches of his glorious mysterie among the Gentiles, which riches is Christ in you, the hope of glory,
  • 1 Pet 1:10-12 : 10 Of the which saluation ye Prophets haue inquired and searched, which prophecied of the grace that should come vnto you, 11 Searching when or what time the Spirite which testified before of Christ which was in them, shoulde declare the sufferings that should come vnto Christ, and the glorie that shoulde followe. 12 Vnto whome it was reueiled, that not vnto themselues, but vnto vs they shoulde minister the things, which are nowe shewed vnto you by them which haue preached vnto you the Gospell by the holy Ghost sent downe from heauen, the which things the Angels desire to beholde.
  • Heb 11:39-40 : 39 And these all through faith obteined good report, and receiued not the promes, 40 God prouiding a better thing for vs, that they without vs should not be made perfite.

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  • Matt 11:9-13
    5 verses
    92%

    9But what went ye out to see? A Prophet? Yea, I say vnto you, and more then a Prophet.

    10For this is he of whom it is written, Beholde, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

    11Verely I say vnto you, among them which are begotten of women, arose there not a greater then Iohn Baptist: notwithstanding, he that is the least in the kingdome of heauen, is greater then he.

    12And from the time of Iohn Baptist hitherto, the kingdome of heauen suffereth violence, and the violent take it by force.

    13For all the Prophetes and the Lawe prophecied vnto Iohn.

  • Luke 7:26-27
    2 verses
    81%

    26But what went ye foorth to see? A Prophet? Yea, I say to you, and greater then a Prophet.

    27This is he of whom it is written, Beholde, I sende my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way before thee.

  • Mark 1:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7And preached, saying, A stronger then I commeth after me, whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to stoupe downe, and vnloose.

    8Trueth it is, I haue baptized you with water: but he will baptize you with the holy Ghost.

  • Luke 7:29
    73%

    29Then all the people that heard, and the Publicanes iustified God, being baptized with the baptisme of Iohn.

  • John 1:25-28
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    71%

    25And they asked him, and saide vnto him, Why baptizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, neither Elias, nor that Prophet?

    26Iohn answered them, saying, I baptize with water: but there is one among you, whom ye knowe not.

    27He it is that commeth after me, which was before me, whose shoe latchet I am not worthie to vnloose.

    28These things were done in Bethabara beyond Iordan, where Iohn did baptize.

  • John 3:26-28
    3 verses
    70%

    26And they came vnto Iohn, and saide vnto him, Rabbi, he that was with thee beyond Iorden, to whom thou barest witnesse, behold, he baptizeth, and all men come to him.

    27Iohn answered, and saide, A man can receiue nothing, except it be giuen him fro heauen.

    28Yee your selues are my witnesses, that I sayde, I am not that Christ, but that I am sent before him.

  • Luke 9:48
    70%

    48And said vnto them, Whosoeuer receiueth this litle childe in my Name, receiueth me: and whosoeuer shall receiue me, receiueth him that sent me: for he that is least among you all, he shall be great.

  • John 1:30-31
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    70%

    30This is he of whom I saide, After me commeth a man, which was before me: for he was better then I.

    31And I knewe him not: but because he should be declared to Israel, therefore am I come, baptizing with water.

  • Matt 18:4
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    4Whosoeuer therefore shal humble himselfe as this litle childe, the same is the greatest in the kingdome of heauen.

  • Luke 3:16
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    16Iohn answered, and saide to them all, In deede I baptize you with water, but one stronger then I, commeth, whose shoes latchet I am not worthy to vnloose: hee will baptize you with the holy Ghost, and with fire.

  • Matt 3:3
    70%

    3For this is he of whome it is spoken by the Prophet Esaias, saying, The voyce of him that crieth in the wildernes, Prepare ye the way of the Lord: make his pathes straight.

  • John 13:16
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    16Verely, verely I say vnto you, The seruant is not greater then his master, neither the ambassadour greater then he that sent him.

  • Luke 7:24
    69%

    24And when the messengers of Iohn were departed, hee began to speake vnto the people, of Iohn, What went ye out into the wildernes to see? A reede shaken with the winde?

  • Luke 7:18
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    18And the disciples of Iohn shewed him of all these things.

  • John 1:15
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    15Iohn bare witnesse of him, and cryed, saying, This was he of whom I said, He that commeth after me, was before me: for he was better then I.

  • Matt 11:7
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    7And as they departed, Iesus beganne to speake vnto the multitude, of Iohn, What went ye out into the wildernes to see? A reede shaken with the winde?

  • Matt 23:11
    69%

    11But he that is greatest among you, let him be your seruant.

  • Matt 12:6
    68%

    6But I say vnto you, that here is one greater then the Temple.

  • Acts 13:24-25
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    24When Iohn had first preached before his coming the baptisme of repentance to all the people of Israel.

    25And when Iohn had fulfilled his course, he saide, Whom ye thinke that I am, I am not he: but beholde, there commeth one after me, whose shooe of his feete I am not worthy to loose.

  • Luke 1:76
    68%

    76And thou, babe, shalt be called the Prophet of the most High: for thou shalt goe before the face of the Lord, to prepare his waies,

  • John 1:6
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    6There was a man sent from God, whose name was Iohn.

  • Matt 12:41
    68%

    41The men of Nineue shal rise in iudgemet with this generation, and condemne it: for they repented at the preaching of Ionas: and behold, a greater then Ionas is here.

  • John 1:33
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    33And I knewe him not: but he that sent me to baptize with water, he saide vnto me, Vpon whom thou shalt see that Spirit come downe, and tary still on him, that is he which baptizeth with the holy Ghost.

  • Mark 8:28
    68%

    28And they answered, Some say, Iohn Baptist: and some, Elias: and some, one of the Prophets.

  • Matt 18:1
    68%

    1The same time the disciples came vnto Iesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdome of heauen?

  • John 3:30
    68%

    30He must increase, but I must decrease.

  • Luke 22:27
    67%

    27For who is greater, he that sitteth at table, or he that serueth? Is not he that sitteth at table? And I am among you as he that serueth.

  • Luke 7:20
    67%

    20And when the men were come vnto him, they said, Iohn Baptist hath sent vs vnto thee, saying, Art thou hee that should come, or shall we waite for another?

  • Matt 3:11
    67%

    11In deede I baptize you with water to amendement of life, but he that commeth after me, is mightier then I, whose shoes I am not worthie to beare: hee will baptize you with the holy Ghost, and with fire.

  • Matt 3:1
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    1And in those dayes, Iohn the Baptist came and preached in the wildernes of Iudea,

  • Matt 5:19
    67%

    19Whosoeuer therefore shall breake one of these least commandements, and teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdome of heauen: but whosoeuer shall obserue and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdome of heauen.

  • Luke 7:33
    67%

    33For Iohn Baptist came, neither eating bread, nor drinking wine: and ye say, He hath the deuil.

  • Matt 17:13
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    13Then the disciples perceiued that he spake vnto them of Iohn Baptist.

  • Luke 11:32
    67%

    32The men of Niniue shall rise in iudgement with this generation, and shall condemne it: for they repented at the preaching of Ionas: and beholde, a greater then Ionas is here.

  • Luke 16:16
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    16The Lawe and the Prophets endured vntill Iohn: and since that time the kingdome of God is preached, and euery man preasseth into it.

  • Luke 1:15
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    15For he shalbe great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither drinke wine, nor strong drinke: and he shalbe filled with the holy Ghost, euen from his mothers wombe.

  • Luke 18:17
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    17Verely I say vnto you, whosoeuer receiueth not the kingdome of God as a babe, he shall not enter therein.