28 I tell you, among those born of women no one is greater than John,[a] but the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

29 (And when all the people, including the tax collectors, heard this, they acknowledged God’s way of righteousness, because they had been baptized with John’s baptism.(A) 30 But since the Pharisees and experts in the law(B) had not been baptized by him, they rejected the plan of God for themselves.(C))

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  1. 7:28 Other mss read women is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist

28 I tell you, among those born of women there is no one greater than John; yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God(A) is greater than he.”

29 (All the people, even the tax collectors, when they heard Jesus’ words, acknowledged that God’s way was right, because they had been baptized by John.(B) 30 But the Pharisees and the experts in the law(C) rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.)

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