Luke 7:28

28 I tell you that no greater human being has ever been born than John. Yet whoever is least in God's kingdom is greater than he."

Luke 7:28 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 7:28

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).

Luke 7:28 In-Context

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

27 He is the one of whom it's written: Look, I'm sending my messenger before you, who will prepare your way before you.

28 I tell you that no greater human being has ever been born than John. Yet whoever is least in God's kingdom is greater than he."

29 Everyone who heard this, including the tax collectors, acknowledged God's justice because they had been baptized by John.

30 But the Pharisees and legal experts rejected God's will for themselves because they hadn't been baptized by John.