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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. |
Bible Question: Jesus declared that John the Babtist is the greatest AND He added "Yet the ONE who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he." (John the Baptist) Is Jesus saying that HE HIMSELF is the least in the kingdom of heaven, or is He speaking of some ONE else? |
Bible Answer: I'm not certain who Christ is referring to in the latter half of the verse above but it does seem very clear that He's referring to Himself in verse 19, and it appears he's in the same topic. In contrast to this thought I can only quote from Luke 11:29 As the crowds were increasing, He began to say, "This generation is a wicked generation; it seeks for a sign, and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah. 30 "For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31 "The Queen of the South will rise up with the men of this generation at the judgment and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here. 32 "The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. Here, we can clearly that Christ didn't consider Himself to be the least but I'll let draw from the comparison what you will. God bless. --Rowdy |