MATTHEW 11.11
THE LEAST IN THE KINGDOM IS GREATER THAN JOHN

The Lord Jesus had a very high view of John the Baptist. He is ‘more than just a prophet,’ Jesus said in Matthew 11.9. He was more than just a prophet because he was prophesied. He is someone that the word of God had predicted. Jesus also said that when we compare John to the people of the OT, we do not find anyone greater than him. Then in Matthew 11.11, Jesus makes another comparison concerning John. He compares the people in the kingdom of God to John the Baptist. And his statement is very surprising. Let’s read this verse. Matthew 11.11. We will also read v. 12.

Matthew 11.11. Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.
12 From the days of John the Baptist until now the kingdom of heaven has suffered violence, and men of violence take it by force.