 እውነት እላችኋለሁ፥ ከሴቶች ከተወለዱት መካከል ከመጥምቁ ዮሐንስ የሚበልጥ አልተነሣም፤ በመንግሥተ ሰማያት ግን ከሁሉ የሚያንሰው ይበልጠዋል።
Truly, I say to you, among those born of women there has risen no one greater than John the Baptist; yet he who is least in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he."