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NASB | Matthew 11:11 "Truly I say to you, among those born of women there has not arisen anyone greater than John the Baptist! Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 11:11 "I assure you and most solemnly say to you, among those born of women there has not risen anyone greater than John the Baptist; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater [in privilege] than he. |
Subject: Matt 11:11/Luke 7:28 |
Bible Note: Personally I believe Jesus is referring to Himself in the second part of His statement. I have looked at the original Greek and the context and also other supporting Bible verses. It seems to work - here are a few things of what I found: Firstly, the Greek translation does NOT contain "prophet", as for example KJV or the Catholic Douay version. "mikroterov', i.e. "least" is used in a positive sense -while Jesus prefers to use 'elaxistov' for 'least [in the kingdom]' in a negative sense (eg. Matt 5:19). It fits well into the context of both Luke 7 and Matthew 11, into Jesus comparing Himself to John, and it is also supported by other Bible passages (e.g. Phil 2:6-11). Yet, as I see, many have interpreted it in a different way... |
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