Jesus himself stated that John the Baptist was peerless as a prophet of God, but “a lesser one in the kingdom of the heavens is greater than he is. ”
فمع ان يسوع نفسه دعا يوحنا المعمدان نبيا متميّزا ،‏ قال ان « مَن هو اصغر في ملكوت السموات هو اعظم منه » .‏