33 lines
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Markdown
33 lines
1.3 KiB
Markdown
(Jesus continues to talk to the people about John the Baptizer)
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## This is he of whom it is written ##
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"That prophet is the one the prophets wrote about" or "John is the one the prophets wrote about long ago"
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## Behold… ##
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In this verse, Jesus is quoting from the prophet Malachi and saying that John was that messenger in the writings of Malachi [Malachi 3:1](../../mal/03/01.md) .
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## before your face ##
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"in front of you" or "to go ahead of you." The word "you" is singular, because God was speaking to the Messiah in the quotation. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-you]])
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## I say to you ##
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Jesus was speaking to the crowd, so "you" is plural. Jesus said this to emphasize the truth of the surprising thing he was about to say next.
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## among them that are born of women ##
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"among those to whom a woman has given birth." This is a figure of speech referring to all people. It could also be translated as "of all the people who have ever lived."
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## no one is greater than John ##
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This can be translated positively as "John is the greatest."
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## the least important person in the kingdom of God ##
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This refers to a person who will be part of the kingdom that God will establish." This could be translated as "who has entered into the kingdom of God."
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## greater that he is ##
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"higher spiritual status than John" |