Matthew 11:11 (DRB)

Passage

Amen I say to you, there hath not risen among them that are born of women a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is the lesser in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Nearby Context

Matthew 11:9 But what went you out to see? A prophet? Yea I tell you, and more than a prophet.

Matthew 11:10 For this is he of whom it is written: Behold I send my angel before my face, who shall prepare thy way before thee.

Matthew 11:11 Amen I say to you, there hath not risen among them that are born of women a greater than John the Baptist: yet he that is the lesser in the kingdom of heaven is greater than he.

Matthew 11:12 And from the days of John the Baptist until now, the kingdom of heaven suffereth violence, and the violent bear it away.

Matthew 11:13 For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John:

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "amen", "hath", "risen", "born", "women", "greater", "than", and "john". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "amen" and "hath", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 10's "For this is he of whom it..." into verse 12's "And from the days of John the...", so "amen" and "hath" belong inside that flow. In Matthew context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "amen" and "hath" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.