Verily I say unto you,.... What Christ had before said, he proved from a testimony of Scripture; what he was about to say depending on his word, he asseverates in the most solemn manner:among them that are born of women, there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist.
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Matthew 11:11
Matthew 11:11
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