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"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 the kingdom of God is greater than he."
For I say unto you----here is not a greater prophet The word "prophet" is left out in the Arabic and Ethiopic versions, as in ( Matthew 11:11 ) . (See Gill on Matthew 11:11).
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But what did you go out to see? A prophet? Yes, I tell you, and much more than a prophet.
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This is he of whom it is written, 'Behold, I send my messenger before your face, Who will prepare your way before you.'
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"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 the kingdom of God is greater than he."
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When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they justified God, being baptized with John's baptism.
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But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God, not being baptized by him themselves.