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- Jesus continues to talk to the people about John the Baptizer.
- This is he of whom it is written - "That prophet is the one the prophets wrote about" or "John is the one the prophets wrote about long ago"
- Behold… - In this verse, Jesus is quoting from the prophet Malachi and saying that John was that messenger in the writings of Malachi en:bible:notes:mal:03:01 .
- before your face - "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: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_you)
- I say to you - 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. (See: en:ta:vol1:translate:figs_you)
- among them that are born of women - "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."
- no one is greater than John - This can be translated positively as "John is the greatest."
- the least important person in the kingdom of God - 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."
- greater that he is - "higher spiritual status than John"