| Greater than the Temple |
Matthew 12:6 |
“I tell you, something greater than the temple is here.” |
| Greater than Jonah |
Matthew 12:41 |
“The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.” |
| Greater than Solomon |
Matthew 12:42 |
“The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.” |
| Greater than Abraham |
John 8:58 |
“Jesus said to them, ‘Truly, truly, I say to you, before Abraham was, I am.’” |
| Greater than Jacob |
John 4:13–14 |
“Jesus said to her, ‘Everyone who drinks of this water will be thirsty again, but whoever drinks of the water that I will give him will never be thirsty again. The water that I will give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life.’” (Implied superiority over Jacob from v.12.) |
| Greater than John the Baptist |
John 1:30 |
“This is he of whom I said, ‘After me comes a man who ranks before me, because he was before me.’” |
| Greater than David |
Matthew 22:45 |
“If then David calls him Lord, how is he his son?” (Implying Jesus is greater than David.) |
| Greater than Moses |
Hebrews 3:3 |
“For Jesus has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses—as much more glory as the builder of a house has more honor than the house itself.” |
| Greater than Angels |
Hebrews 1:4 |
“Having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.” |
| Greater than Earthly Priests |
Hebrews 4:14 |
“Since then we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus, the Son of God, let us hold fast our confession.” |
| Greater than the Law / Old Covenant |
Hebrews 8:6 |
“But as it is, Christ has obtained a ministry that is as much more excellent than the old as the covenant he mediates is better, since it is enacted on better promises.” |
| Greater than Sacrifices |
Hebrews 10:10 |
“And by that will we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.” |
| Greater than All |
Philippians 2:9–11 |
“Therefore God has highly exalted him and bestowed on him the name that is above every name, so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, in heaven and on earth and under the earth, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” |
| The Beloved Son above Prophets |
Hebrews 1:1–2 |
“Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son…” |
