Luke 7:28

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

I tell you, among those born of women no one is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he is.”

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 11:11 : 11 “I tell you the truth, among those born of women, no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is!
  • Matt 13:16-17 : 16 “But your eyes are blessed because they see, and your ears because they hear. 17 For I tell you the truth, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
  • Luke 1:14-15 : 14 Joy and gladness will come to you, and many will rejoice at his birth, 15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.
  • Luke 3:16 : 16 John answered them all,“I baptize you with water, but one more powerful than I am is coming– I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.
  • Luke 9:48 : 48 and said to them,“Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the one who is least among you all is the one who is great.”
  • Luke 10:23-24 : 23 Then Jesus turned to his disciples and said privately,“Blessed are the eyes that see what you see! 24 For I tell you that many prophets and kings longed to see what you see but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.”
  • Eph 3:8-9 : 8 To me– less than the least of all the saints– this grace was given, to proclaim to the Gentiles the unfathomable riches of Christ 9 and to enlighten everyone about God’s secret plan– the mystery that has been hidden for ages in God who has created all things.
  • Col 1:25-27 : 25 I became a servant of the church according to the stewardship from God– given to me for you– in order to complete the word of God, 26 that is, the mystery that has been kept hidden from ages and generations, but has now been revealed to his saints. 27 God wanted to make known to them the glorious riches 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 who predicted the grace that would come to you searched and investigated carefully. 11 They probed into what person or time the Spirit of Christ within them was indicating when he testified beforehand about the sufferings appointed for Christ and his subsequent glory. 12 They were shown that they were serving not themselves but you, in regard to the things now announced to you through those who proclaimed the gospel to you by the Holy Spirit sent from heaven– things angels long to catch a glimpse of.
  • Heb 11:39-40 : 39 And these all were commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised. 40 For God had provided something better for us, so that they would be made perfect together with us.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 11:9-13
    5 verses
    92%

    9What did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet!

    10This is the one about whom it is written:‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’

    11“I tell you the truth, among those born of women, no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is!

    12From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and forceful people lay hold of it.

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

  • Luke 7:26-27
    2 verses
    81%

    26What did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and more than a prophet.

    27This is the one about whom it is written,‘Look, I am sending my messenger ahead of you, who will prepare your way before you.’

  • Mark 1:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7He proclaimed,“One more powerful than I am is coming after me; I am not worthy to bend down and untie the strap of his sandals.

    8I baptize you with water, but he will baptize you with the Holy Spirit.”

  • Luke 7:29
    73%

    29(Now all the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.

  • John 1:25-28
    4 verses
    71%

    25So they asked John,“Why then are you baptizing if you are not the Christ, nor Elijah, nor the Prophet?”

    26John answered them,“I baptize with water. Among you stands one whom you do not recognize,

    27who is coming after me. I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandal!”

    28These things happened in Bethany across the Jordan River where John was baptizing.

  • John 3:26-28
    3 verses
    70%

    26So they came to John and said to him,“Rabbi, the one who was with you on the other side of the Jordan River, about whom you testified– see, he is baptizing, and everyone is flocking to him!”

    27John replied,“No one can receive anything unless it has been given to him from heaven.

    28You yourselves can testify that I said,‘I am not the Christ,’ but rather,‘I have been sent before him.’

  • Luke 9:48
    70%

    48and said to them,“Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me, for the one who is least among you all is the one who is great.”

  • John 1:30-31
    2 verses
    70%

    30This is the one about whom I said,‘After me comes a man who is greater than I am, because he existed before me.’

    31I did not recognize him, but I came baptizing with water so that he could be revealed to Israel.”

  • Matt 18:4
    70%

    4Whoever then humbles himself like this little child is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven.

  • Luke 3:16
    70%

    16John answered them all,“I baptize you with water, but one more powerful than I am is coming– I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

  • Matt 3:3
    70%

    3For he is the one about whom the prophet Isaiah had spoken:“The voice of one shouting in the wilderness,‘Prepare the way for the Lord, make his paths straight.’”

  • John 13:16
    69%

    16I tell you the solemn truth, the slave is not greater than his master, nor is the one who is sent as a messenger greater than the one who sent him.

  • Luke 7:24
    69%

    24When John’s messengers had gone, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John:“What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

  • Luke 7:18
    69%

    18Jesus and John the Baptist John’s disciples informed him about all these things. So John called two of his disciples

  • John 1:15
    69%

    15John testified about him and shouted out,“This one was the one about whom I said,‘He who comes after me is greater than I am, because he existed before me.’”

  • Matt 11:7
    69%

    7While they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John:“What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

  • Matt 23:11
    69%

    11The greatest among you will be your servant.

  • Matt 12:6
    68%

    6I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.

  • Acts 13:24-25
    2 verses
    68%

    24Before Jesus arrived, John had proclaimed a baptism for repentance to all the people of Israel.

    25But while John was completing his mission, he said repeatedly,‘What do you think I am? I am not he. But look, one is coming after me. I am not worthy to untie the sandals on his feet!’

  • Luke 1:76
    68%

    76And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High. For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,

  • John 1:6
    68%

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

  • Matt 12:41
    68%

    41The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them– and now, something greater than Jonah is here!

  • John 1:33
    68%

    33And I did not recognize him, but the one who sent me to baptize with water said to me,‘The one on whom you see the Spirit descending and remaining– this is the one who baptizes with the Holy Spirit.’

  • Mark 8:28
    68%

    28They said,“John the Baptist, others say Elijah, and still others, one of the prophets.”

  • Matt 18:1
    68%

    1Questions About the Greatest At that time the disciples came to Jesus saying,“Who is the greatest in the kingdom of heaven?”

  • John 3:30
    68%

    30He must become more important while I become less important.”

  • Luke 22:27
    67%

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

  • Luke 7:20
    67%

    20When the men came to Jesus, they said,“John the Baptist has sent us to you to ask,‘Are you the one who is to come, or should we look for another?’”

  • Matt 3:11
    67%

    11“I baptize you with water, for repentance, but the one coming after me is more powerful than I am– I am not worthy to carry his sandals! He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

  • Matt 3:1
    67%

    1The Ministry of John the Baptist In those days John the Baptist came into the wilderness of Judea proclaiming,

  • Matt 5:19
    67%

    19So anyone who breaks one of the least of these commands and teaches others to do so will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever obeys them and teaches others to do so will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.

  • Luke 7:33
    67%

    33For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say,‘He has a demon!’

  • Matt 17:13
    67%

    13Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

  • Luke 11:32
    67%

    32The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them– and now, something greater than Jonah is here!

  • Luke 16:16
    67%

    16“The law and the prophets were in force until John; since then, the good news of the kingdom of God has been proclaimed, and everyone is urged to enter it.

  • Luke 1:15
    67%

    15for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.

  • Luke 18:17
    67%

    17I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”