23 God will bless everyone who doesn't reject me because of what I do.”
24 After John's messengers had gone, Jesus began speaking to the crowds about John:What kind of person did you go out to the desert to see? Was he like tall grass blown about by the wind?
25 What kind of man did you really go out to see? Was he someone dressed in fine clothes? People who wear expensive clothes and live in luxury are in the king's palace.
26 What then did you go out to see? Was he a prophet? He certainly was! I tell you that he was more than a prophet.
27 In the Scriptures, God calls John his messenger and says, “I am sending my messenger ahead of you to get things ready for you.”
28 No one ever born on this earth is greater than John. But whoever is least important in God's kingdom is greater than John.
29 Everyone had been listening to John. Even the tax collectors had obeyed God and had done what was right by letting John baptize them.