Matthew 11:11 KJV

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:7-19

The Lord's testimony to John the Baptist. I. HIS CHARACTER . 1 . He was no reed shaken by the wind. The multitudes who had now heard John's message and the Lord's answer had once gone into the wilderness to see the Baptist, drawn thither by the powerful attraction of his preaching and character. What had they found there? Were they disappointed? Was he unlike the report which they had heard of him? Was he weak, vacillating, wavering hither and thither like the reeds that grew on... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:7-19

John and Jesus: children in the market-place. After dismissing the messengers of John, there appeared to our Lord urgent need of indicating with precision the merits and defects of the Baptist's work, so that the people might understand hew it was the Baptist was disappointed in the Messiah he had so enthusiastically heralded, and what were the relations mutually held by the Baptist, the Messiah, and the people. In doing so our Lord touches on— I. THE GREATNESS OF JOHN AND HIS... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:11

Verily . Matthew only. This solemn asseveration ( Matthew 5:18 , nine) would the more remind them of their duty towards John; and, if its force may be extended to the next clause, call their attention the more forcibly to his being only the herald of better things. I say unto you, Among them that are born of women ( Job 14:1 ) there hath not risen . These last words have the emphasis in the Greek, οὐκ ἐγήγερται , i.e. to work and energy as a prophet ( Luke 7:16 ; Matthew... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:11

The greatness of the least Christian. These words of our Lord read like a paradox. They are alter the manner of his strong startling sayings that arrest attention and dart surprising thoughts into our mind. Nevertheless, understood as he meant them to be, they contain no exaggeration. I. THE GREATNESS OF JOHN THE BAPTIST . All parties of Jews had agreed in honouring the wonderful prophet of the wilderness. He had now passed from his popular work to the seclusion of a dungeon,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:11

A critical estimate of John. One does not readily associate the idea of criticism, and especially criticism of persons, with our Divine Lord. We forget that there are both good and bad criticisms, and that estimates of character which bring out the good are just as truly criticisms as those which bring out the bad. Here we have one of the few estimates formed by our Lord which have been preserved in the Gospels. Everybody had talked about John. Everybody had formed some opinion... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 11:11

Among them that are born of women - This is an emphatic way of saying that there “had never” been a greater “man” than John. See Job 14:1.He that is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he - The phrase “kingdom of heaven” is used in many senses. See the notes at Matthew 3:2. It here probably means, “in preaching the kingdom of God,” or the gospel. It could hardly be affirmed of the obscurest and most ignorant Christian that he had clearer views than Isaiah or John; but of the apostles... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 11:11

Matthew 11:11. Among them that are born of women That is, among the whole race of mankind in all former ages, there hath not risen a greater than John the Baptist As John, with regard to his religious and moral character, was the best of men, so he had some peculiar honours superior to any prophet of former generations. “Our Lord,” says Macknight, “honoured the Baptist with the magnificent title of the greatest of all the prophets, under the law, for four reasons. 1st, He was the subject... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 11:1-19

49. Messengers from John the Baptist (Matthew 11:1-19; Luke 7:18-35)Shut up in prison, John the Baptist received only irregular and possibly inaccurate reports of Jesus’ ministry. These reports must have caused him to wonder whether Jesus really was the Messiah he foretold. Jesus sent back the message that he was carrying out a ministry of relief to the oppressed, which was the sort of ministry foretold of the Messiah in the Old Testament (Matthew 11:1-5; cf. Isaiah 35:5-6; Isaiah 61:1). Many... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 11:11

Verily. See note on Matthew 5:18 . Among. Greek. en with plural born of women = brought forth by women (see note on Matthew 1:2 , Matthew 1:16 , Matthew 1:18 ). A Hebraism ( yelud 'ishshah) . See Job 14:1 ; Job 15:14 ; Job 25:4 . least = less: i.e. younger, meaning Himself. the kingdom. John was only proclaiming it (but not "in" it). The kingdom was rejected both as announced by John (Matthew 3:2 ), by Christ (Matthew 4:17 ), and by Peter (Acts 2:38 ; Acts 3:19-26 ); and, since its final... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 11:11

Verily I say unto you, Among them that are born of women there hath not arisen a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is but little in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.This is but a continuation of the Saviour's logic in the preceding verse. Just as John was the greatest of the prophets because of his proximity to Christ, the apostles, and indeed all Christians, are greater than John because they are even closer, being "in him" as a result of the new birth. Since Christ is Lord,... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:7-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:7-19

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:11

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 11:11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 11:11

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 11:11

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 11:1-19

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 11:11

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 11:11

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