Luke 7:28

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Matt 11:11 : 11 Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
  • Matt 13:16-17 : 16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear. 17 Truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous men desired to see the things you see but did not see them, and to hear the things you hear but did not hear them.
  • Luke 1:14-15 : 14 You will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth. 15 For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and will drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.
  • Luke 3:16 : 16 John answered, saying to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I comes, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire:
  • Luke 9:48 : 48 And said to them, Whoever receives this child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For he who is least among you all will be great.
  • Luke 10:23-24 : 23 And he turned to his disciples and said privately, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that you see: 24 For I tell you, that many prophets and kings have desired to see those things which you see, and have not seen them; and to hear those things which you hear, and have not heard them.
  • Eph 3:8-9 : 8 To me, who am less than the least of all saints, this grace was given, that I should preach among the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ; 9 And to make all people see what is the fellowship of the mystery, which from the beginning of the world has been hidden in God, who created all things by Jesus Christ:
  • Col 1:25-27 : 25 Of which I was made a minister, according to the stewardship of God given to me for you, to fulfill the word of God; 26 Even the mystery which has been hidden from ages and from generations, but now is made manifest to his saints: 27 To whom God would 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 this salvation, the prophets have inquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that would come to you, 11 Searching for what, or what manner of time, the Spirit of Christ in them was indicating, when He testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ and the glories that would follow. 12 To them it was revealed that not to themselves, but to us they were ministering the things which have now been reported to you by those who have preached the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven—things which angels desire to look into.
  • Heb 11:39-40 : 39 And all these, having obtained a good testimony through faith, did not receive the promise, 40 God having provided something better for us, that they should not be made perfect apart from us.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 11:9-13
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    92%

    9But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.

    10For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

    11Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

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

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

  • Luke 7:26-27
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    81%

    26But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet.

    27This is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before your face, who shall prepare your way before you.

  • Mark 1:7-8
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    7And preached, saying, There comes one mightier than I after me, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to stoop down and untie.

    8I indeed have baptized you with water, but he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit.

  • Luke 7:29
    73%

    29And all the people who heard him, and the tax collectors, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.

  • John 1:25-28
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    71%

    25And they asked him, and said to him, Why then do you baptize if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?

    26John answered them, saying, I baptize with water, but there stands one among you whom you do not know.

    27It is he who, coming after me, is preferred before me, whose sandal strap I am not worthy to loose.

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

  • John 3:26-28
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    26They came to John and said to him, Rabbi, he who was with you beyond the Jordan, to whom you bore witness, behold, he baptizes, and all men come to him.

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

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

  • Luke 9:48
    70%

    48And said to them, Whoever receives this child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me receives him who sent me. For he who is least among you all will be great.

  • John 1:30-31
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    30This is he of whom I said, After me comes a man who is preferred before me, for he was before me.

    31I did not know him, but that he should be revealed to Israel, therefore I came baptizing with water.

  • Matt 18:4
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    4Whoever therefore humbles himself as this little child, the same is greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

  • Luke 3:16
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    16John answered, saying to them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but one mightier than I comes, the strap of whose sandals I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire:

  • Matt 3:3
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    3For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah, saying, The voice of one crying in the wilderness, Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.

  • John 13:16
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    16Truly, truly, I say to you, The servant is not greater than his master; nor is he who is sent greater than he who sent him.

  • Luke 7:24
    69%

    24And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to speak to the people concerning John, What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

  • Luke 7:18
    69%

    18And the disciples of John reported to him of all these things.

  • John 1:15
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    15John bore witness of him, and cried out, saying, This was he of whom I said, He who comes after me is preferred before me, for he was before me.

  • Matt 11:7
    69%

    7And as they departed, Jesus began to say to the multitudes concerning John, What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

  • Matt 23:11
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    11But he who is greatest among you shall be your servant.

  • Matt 12:6
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    6But I say to you, that in this place is one greater than the temple.

  • Acts 13:24-25
    2 verses
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    24When John first preached, before his coming, the baptism of repentance to all the people of Israel.

    25And as John fulfilled his course, he said, Whom do you think that I am? I am not he. But behold, there comes one after me, whose shoes of his feet I am not worthy to untie.

  • Luke 1:76
    68%

    76And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Highest, for you will go before the face of the Lord to prepare His ways,

  • John 1:6
    68%

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

  • Matt 12:41
    68%

    41The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

  • John 1:33
    68%

    33I did not know him, but he who sent me to baptize with water said to me, Upon whom you see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, this is he who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.

  • Mark 8:28
    68%

    28And they answered, John the Baptist; but some say, Elijah; and others, One of the prophets.

  • Matt 18:1
    68%

    1At the same time the disciples came to Jesus, saying, Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?

  • John 3:30
    68%

    30He must increase, but I must decrease.

  • Luke 22:27
    67%

    27For which is greater, he who sits at the table, or he who serves? Is it not he who sits at the table? But I am among you as he who serves.

  • Luke 7:20
    67%

    20When the men came to him, they said, John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you the one that should come? or do we look for another?

  • Matt 3:11
    67%

    11I indeed baptize you with water unto repentance: but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to carry: he shall baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire:

  • Matt 3:1
    67%

    1In those days John the Baptist came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,

  • Matt 5:19
    67%

    19Whoever therefore breaks one of the least of these commandments, and teaches men so, shall be called least in the kingdom of heaven: but whoever does and teaches them, he shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

  • Luke 7:33
    67%

    33For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and you say, He has a demon.

  • Matt 17:13
    67%

    13Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptist.

  • Luke 11:32
    67%

    32The men of Nineveh shall rise 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
    67%

    16The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and everyone forces their way into it.

  • Luke 1:15
    67%

    15For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and will drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

  • Luke 18:17
    67%

    17Truly I say to you, whoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall by no means enter therein.