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Matthew 11:10-12
New Catholic Bible
Matthew 11:10-12
New Catholic Bible
10 This is the one about whom it is written:
‘Behold, I am sending my messenger ahead of you,
who will prepare your way before you.’
11 “Amen, I say to you, among those born of women, no one has been greater than John the Baptist, and yet the least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.[a] 12 From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has been subjected to violence, and the violent are taking it by force.
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- Matthew 11:11 John’s greatness consists primarily in his task of announcing the imminence of the kingdom of God (Mt 3:1). Yet to be a member of the kingdom is so sublime a privilege that even the least member is greater than the Baptist!
