 ኢየሱስ እንዲህ አለ፦ "እውነት እላችኋለሁ፣ ከሴት ከተወለዱት መካከል ከመጥምቁ ዮሐንስ የሚበልጥ አልተነሳም፤ ሆኖም በመንግሥተ ሰማያት ዝቅተኛ የሆነው እንኳ ይበልጠዋል።
The Lord Jesus said, "Assuredly, I say to you, among those born of women there has not risen one greater than John the Baptist; but he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he."