John 1:7-8
1:7 He came as a witness
to testify
about the light, so that everyone
might believe through him.
1:8 He himself was not the light, but he came to testify
about the light.
Matthew 11:11
11:11 “I tell you the truth, among those born of women, no one has arisen greater than John the Baptist. Yet the one who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he is.
Luke 1:15-17
1:15 for he will be great in the sight of
the Lord. He
must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.
1:16 He
will turn
many of the people
of Israel to the Lord their God.
1:17 And he will go as forerunner before the Lord
in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just,
to make ready for the Lord a people prepared for him.”
Luke 1:76-77
1:76 And you, child, will be called the prophet of the Most High.
For you will go before the Lord to prepare his ways,
1:77 to give his people knowledge of salvation through the forgiveness of their sins.
Luke 7:28
7:28 I tell you, among those born of women no one is greater
than John.
Yet the one who is least
in the kingdom of God
is greater than he is.”
Luke 7:2
7:2 A centurion
there
had a slave
who was highly regarded,
but who was sick and at the point of death.
Luke 1:19
1:19 The
angel answered him, “I am Gabriel, who stands
in the presence of God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring
you this good news.