Luke 7:28

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

²⁷ This is the one about whom it is written: ‘Behold, I will send My messenger ahead of You, who will prepare Your way before You.’

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

²⁹ All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.

³⁰ But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John, yet even the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”
KJV: For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
WEB: “For I tell you, among those who are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptizer; yet he who is least in God’s Kingdom is greater than he.”
ASV: 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.
DARBY: for I say unto you, Among them that are born of women a greater [prophet] is no one than John [the baptist]; but he who is a little one in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
BLB: I say to you⁺, no one among [those] born of women is greater than John; yet the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

ÅB: Jeg sier dere: Større profet enn Johannes er ingen blant dem som er født av kvinner; men den minste i Guds rike er større enn han.
OTB: Jeg sier dere, blant dem som er født av kvinner er det ingen større enn Johannes; men selv den minste i Guds rike er større enn han.”
B1930: Jeg sier eder: Større profet enn Johannes er ingen blandt dem som er født av kvinner; men den minste i Guds rike er større enn han.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Hebrews 11:39–40
These were all commended for their faith, yet they did not receive what was promised.
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Matthew 11:11
Truly I tell you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
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Matthew 13:16–17
But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.
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Colossians 1:25–27
I became its servant by the commission God gave me to fully proclaim to you the word of God,
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Ephesians 3:8–9
Though I am less than the least of all the saints, this grace was given me: to preach to the Gentiles the unsearchable riches of Christ,
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Luke 9:48
And He said to them, “Whoever welcomes this little child in My name welcomes Me, and whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. For whoever is the least among all of you, he is the greatest.”
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Luke 10:23–24
Then Jesus turned to the disciples and said privately, “Blessed are the eyes that see what you see.
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1 Peter 1:10–12
Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully,
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