Synoptic Sayings - John the Baptist Praised

JESUS PRAISES JOHN
76	Matt 11	Mark	76	Luke 7	76	Thom 78
7	As		24	When
	they			the messengers of John
	went away,			had gone,
	Jesus began to speak			he began to speak	1	Jesus said:
	to the crowds			to the crowds
	concerning John:			concerning John:
	"What did you go out		25	"What did you go out		"Why have you come out
	into the wilderness			into the wilderness		into the countryside?
	to behold?			to behold?	2	To see
	A reed			A reed		a reed
	shaken by the wind?			shaken by the wind?		shaken by the wind?
8	Why then did you go out?			What then did you go out
	To see			to see?		And to see
	a man clothed			A man clothed		a man clothed
	in soft raiment?			in soft clothing?		in soft clothing
						like your rulers
						and your powerful one?
	Behold,			Behold,
	those who wear			those who are	3	They are dressed
	soft raiment			gorgeously appareled		in soft clothes
				and live in luxury
	are in kings' houses.			are in kings' courts.
						and they cannot
						understand the truth."
9	Why then did you go out?		26	What then did you go out
	To see			to see?
	a prophet?			A prophet?
	Yes, I tell you,			Yes, I tell you,
	and more than a prophet.			and more than a prophet.
10	This is he		27	This is he
	of whom it is written,			of whom it is written,
	'Behold,			'Behold,
	I send my messenger			I send my messenger
	before thy face,			before thy face,
	who shall prepare thy way			who shall prepare thy way
	before thee.'			before thee.'	76	Thom 46
11	Truly, I say to you,		28	I tell you,	1	And Jesus said:
						"From Adam
						to John the Baptist
	among those			among those		among those
	born of women			born of women		born of women
	there has arisen
	no one greater			none is greater		no one is so much greater
	than John the Baptist;			than John;		than John the Baptist;
						that his eyes
						should not be averted.
	yet			yet	2	But I have said that
	he who is least			he who is least		whoever among you
						becomes a child
						will recognize
	in the kingdom of heaven			in the kingdom of God		the [Father's] kingdom
						and
	is greater than he."			is greater than he."		will be greater than John."

Canonical gospel selection in the Revised Standard Version
Copyright © 1973 by National Council of Churches of Christ in the USA

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