Luke 7:28-35 "I tell you, of all men born of women there is not one greater than John; and yet the one who is of least importance in the kingdom of God is greater than he.

Williams⁽ⁱ⁾ ²⁸ "I tell you, of all men born of women there is not one greater than John; and yet the one who is of least importance in the kingdom of God is greater than he. ²⁹ And all the people, even the tax-collectors, when they heard him, vindicated the righteous requirements of God by submitting to John's baptism, ³⁰ but the Pharisees and experts in the law thwarted God's purpose for themselves by refusing to be baptized by him. ³¹ So to what can I compare the men of this age, and what are they like? ³² They are like little children sitting in the market-place and calling to their fellows in the game: "'We played the wedding march for you, but you did not dance. We sang the funeral dirge, but you did not mourn.' ³³ "For John the Baptist came eating no bread and drinking no wine, and yet you say, 'He has a demon!' ³⁴ The Son of Man has come eating and drinking with others, and yet you say, 'Just look at Him! A glutton and a wine-drinker, an intimate friend of tax-collectors and notorious sinners!' ³⁵ But wisdom is vindicated by all who are truly wise."