Matthew 11:11
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11 “I tell you the truth, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John the Baptist. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of Heaven is greater than he is!
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Ephesians 3:8
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8 Though I am the least deserving of all God’s people, he graciously gave me the privilege of telling the Gentiles about the endless treasures available to them in Christ.
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1 Corinthians 15:9
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9 For I am the least of all the apostles. In fact, I’m not even worthy to be called an apostle after the way I persecuted God’s church.
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Romans 16:25-26
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25 Now all glory to God, who is able to make you strong, just as my Good News says. This message about Jesus Christ has revealed his plan for you Gentiles, a plan kept secret from the beginning of time. 26 But now as the prophets[a] foretold and as the eternal God has commanded, this message is made known to all Gentiles everywhere, so that they too might believe and obey him.
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- 16:26 Greek the prophetic writings.
Luke 7:28
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28 I tell you, of all who have ever lived, none is greater than John. Yet even the least person in the Kingdom of God is greater than he is!”
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Hebrews 11:40
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40 For God had something better in mind for us, so that they would not reach perfection without us.
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1 Corinthians 6:4
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4 If you have legal disputes about such matters, why go to outside judges who are not respected by the church?
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John 7:39
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39 (When he said “living water,” he was speaking of the Spirit, who would be given to everyone believing in him. But the Spirit had not yet been given,[a] because Jesus had not yet entered into his glory.)
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- 7:39 Several early manuscripts read But as yet there was no Spirit. Still others read But as yet there was no Holy Spirit.
John 5:35
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35 John was like a burning and shining lamp, and you were excited for a while about his message.
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John 3:30
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30 He must become greater and greater, and I must become less and less.
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John 1:27
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27 Though his ministry follows mine, I’m not even worthy to be his slave and untie the straps of his sandal.”
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John 1:15
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15 John testified about him when he shouted to the crowds, “This is the one I was talking about when I said, ‘Someone is coming after me who is far greater than I am, for he existed long before me.’”
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Luke 9:48
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48 Then he said to them, “Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf[a] welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me also welcomes my Father who sent me. Whoever is the least among you is the greatest.”
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- 9:48 Greek in my name.
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