Luke 7:28 YLT

²⁶  'But what have ye gone forth to see? a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and much more than a prophet:

²⁷  this is he concerning whom it hath been written, Lo, I send my messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee;

²⁸  for I say to you, a greater prophet, among those born of women, than John the Baptist there is not; but the least in the reign of God is greater than he.'

²⁹  And all the people having heard, and the tax-gatherers, declared God righteous, having been baptized with the baptism of John,

³⁰  but the Pharisees, and the lawyers, the counsel of God did put away for themselves, not having been baptized by him.