Luke 7:28

Luke 7:28 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For I say unto you, Among those that are born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist: but he that is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.
• New International Version (NIV)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 is greater than he.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)I tell you, among those born of women none is greater than John. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he."
• New King James Version (NKJV)For I say to you, among those born of women there is not a greater prophet than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

Context of Luke 7:28

26But what went ye out to see? a prophet? Yea, I say to you, and [what is] more excellent than a prophet. 27This is he concerning whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee; for I say unto you, Among them that are born of women a greater [prophet] is no one than John [the baptist]; but he who is a little one in the kingdom of God is greater than he. 29(And all the people who heard [it], and the tax-gatherers, justified God, having been baptised with the baptism of John; 30but the Pharisees and the lawyers rendered null as to themselves the counsel of God, not having been baptised by him.)

Luke 7:28 word by word

Λέγω ὑμῖν· μείζων ἐν γεννητοῖς γυναικῶν Ἰωάννου οὐδείς ἐστιν. ὁ δὲ μικρότερος ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ τοῦ θεοῦ μείζων αὐτοῦ ἐστιν.Read the interlinear

• sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• areεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• womenγυνήgunē · womanG1135
• greaterμέγαςmegas · greatG3173
• prophetπροφήτηςprophētēs · prophetG4396
• oneοὐδείςoudeis · noneG3762
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• littleμικρόςmikros mikroteros · smallG3398
• kingdomβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Luke 7:28

• Luke 1:14And he shall be to thee joy and rejoicing, and many shall rejoice at his birth.
• Luke 3:16John answered all, saying, I indeed baptise you with water, but the mightier than I is coming, the thong of whose sandals I am not fit to unloose; he shall baptise you with [the] Holy Spirit and fire;
• Luke 9:48and said to them, Whosoever shall receive this little child in my name receives me, and whosoever shall receive me receives him that sent me. For he who is the least among you all, he is great.
• Luke 10:23And having turned to the disciples privately he said, Blessed are the eyes which see the things that ye see.
• Matthew 11:11Verily I say to you, that there is not arisen among [the] born of women a greater than John the baptist. But he who is a little one in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he.
• Matthew 13:16But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear;
• Ephesians 3:8To me, less than the least of all saints, has this grace been given, to announce among the nations the glad tidings of the unsearchable riches of the Christ,
• Colossians 1:25of which I became minister, according to the dispensation of God which [is] given me towards you to complete the word of God,
• Hebrews 11:39And these all, having obtained witness through faith, did not receive the promise,
• 1 Peter 1:10Concerning which salvation prophets, who have prophesied of the grace towards you, sought out and searched out;

Commentaries on Luke 7:28

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19-35Verses 19-35 See this passage explained in Luke 7:29 The people - The common people. That heard him - That heard “John.” The publicans - The tax-gatherers, the worst kind of people, who had, however, been converted. Justified God - Considered God as “just” or “right” in the counsel which he gave by John - to wit, in calling people to repentance, and in denouncing future wrath on the impenitent. Compare Matthew 11:19. Being baptized … - They “showed” that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19-35Verses 19-35 To his miracles in the kingdom of nature, Christ adds this in the kingdom of grace, To the poor the gospel is preached. It clearly pointed out the spiritual nature of Christ's kingdom, that the messenger he sent before him to prepare his way, did it by preaching repentance and reformation of heart and life. We have here the just blame of those who were not wrought upon by the ministry of John Baptist or of Jesus Christ himself. They made a…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28Jesus praised John as the greatest person who ever lived under the old covenant. But even the least person in the kingdom of God is greater than John. The blessings of the new covenant are free and complete forgiveness of sins, the indwelling presence of the Holy Spirit, and intimate knowledge of God. These blessings give believers in Jesus a new and greater position than even John enjoyed.Read the comment

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Commentaries on Luke 7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings