en_tn_condensed/luk/07/28.md

# I say to you

Jesus is speaking to the crowd, so "you" is plural. Jesus uses this phrase to emphasize the truth of the surprising thing he is about to say next. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-you]])

# among those born of women

"among those to whom a woman has given birth." This is a metaphor that refers to all people. Alternate translation: "of all the people who have ever lived" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])

# none is greater than John

"John is the greatest"

# the one who is least in the kingdom of God

This refers to anyone who is part of the kingdom that God will establish.

# is greater than he is

The spiritual state of people in the kingdom of God will be higher than that of the people before the kingdom was established. Alternate translation: "has higher spiritual status than John" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00			`# I say to you`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`Jesus is speaking to the crowd, so "you" is plural. Jesus uses this phrase to emphasize the truth of the surprising thing he is about to say next. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-you]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# among those born of women`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`"among those to whom a woman has given birth." This is a metaphor that refers to all people. Alternate translation: "of all the people who have ever lived" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metaphor]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00
			`# none is greater than John`

			`"John is the greatest"`

			`# the one who is least in the kingdom of God`

			`This refers to anyone who is part of the kingdom that God will establish.`

			`# is greater than he is`

Change to new format As per email from Chris Jarka. 2019-02-11 22:07:05 +00:00			`The spiritual state of people in the kingdom of God will be higher than that of the people before the kingdom was established. Alternate translation: "has higher spiritual status than John" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])`
Remainder of books formated per verse 2017-12-12 06:13:24 +00:00