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Now someone greater than Jonah is here—but you refuse to repent. <a href="/esv/matthew/12.htm">English Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/bsb/matthew/12.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here. <a href="/blb/matthew/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it. For they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, a greater than Jonah is here. <a href="/kjv/matthew/12.htm">King James Bible</a> The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here. <a href="/nkjv/matthew/12.htm">New King James Version</a> The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and indeed a greater than Jonah is here. <a href="/nasb_/matthew/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. <a href="/nasb/matthew/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. <a href="/nasb77/matthew/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “The men of Nineveh shall stand up with this generation at the judgment, and shall condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. <a href="/lsb/matthew/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> The men of Nineveh will stand up with this generation at the judgment, and will condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. <a href="/amp/matthew/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> The men of Nineveh will stand up [as witnesses] at the judgment against this generation, and will condemn it because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and now, something greater than Jonah is here. <a href="/csb/matthew/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah’s preaching; and look—something greater than Jonah is here. <a href="/hcsb/matthew/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah&#8217s proclamation; and look—something greater than Jonah is here! <a href="/asv/matthew/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here. <a href="/cev/matthew/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> On the day of judgment the people of Nineveh will stand there with you and condemn you. They turned to God when Jonah preached, and yet here is something far greater than Jonah. <a href="/erv/matthew/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here. <a href="/gwt/matthew/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> The men of Nineveh will stand up with you at the time of judgment and will condemn you, because they turned to God and changed the way they thought and acted when Jonah spoke his message. But look, someone greater than Jonah is here! <a href="/gnt/matthew/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> On the Judgment Day the people of Nineveh will stand up and accuse you, because they turned from their sins when they heard Jonah preach; and I tell you that there is something here greater than Jonah! <a href="/isv/matthew/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment and condemn the people living today, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah. But look—something greater than Jonah is here! <a href="/msb/matthew/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here. <a href="/net/matthew/12.htm">NET Bible</a> The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them--and now, something greater than Jonah is here! <a href="/nheb/matthew/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> The people of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and look, something greater than Jonah is here. <a href="/wbt/matthew/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here. <a href="/wey/matthew/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> There will stand up men of Nineveh at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and mark! there is One greater than Jonah here. <a href="/web/matthew/12.htm">World English Bible</a> The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, someone greater than Jonah is here. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/matthew/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for they converted at the proclamation of Jonah, and behold, [One] greater than Jonah [is] here! <a href="/blb/matthew/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it. For they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, a greater than Jonah is here. <a href="/ylt/matthew/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it, for they reformed at the proclamation of Jonah, and lo, a greater than Jonah here! <a href="/slt/matthew/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> The Ninevite men shall rise up in judgment with this generation, and condemn it: for they repented at the proclamation of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas here.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/matthew/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> The men of Ninive shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they did penance at the preaching of Jonas. And behold a greater than Jonas here. <a href="/cpdv/matthew/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> The men of Nineveh shall arise in judgment with this generation, and they shall condemn it. For, at the preaching of Jonah, they repented. And behold, there is a greater than Jonah here. <a href="/nabre/matthew/12.htm">New American Bible</a> At the judgment, the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and there is something greater than Jonah here. <a href="/nrsvce/matthew/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> The people of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and see, something greater than Jonah is here!<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/matthew/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Even the men of Nineveh will rise up in judgment with this generation, and find it guilty; for they repented through the preaching of Jonah, and behold, a greater than Jonah is here. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/matthew/12.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> The Ninevite men will arise in the judgment with this generation and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, one greater than Jonah is here.<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/matthew/12.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> Tho men of Nineveh shall rise in the judgment with this generation, and condemn it; for they repented in accordance with the preaching of Jonah; and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. <a href="/godbey/matthew/12.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> <FR>The men of Nineveh will rise in judgment with this generation, and condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.<Fr> <a href="/haweis/matthew/12.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> The men of Nineveh shall rise up in judgment against this generation, and condemn it: for they repented on the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here. <a href="/mace/matthew/12.htm">Mace New Testament</a> the men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment against this generation, and shall condemn it, because they were converted at the preaching of Jonas, and now there is one superiour to Jonas here. <a href="/wey/matthew/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> There will stand up men of Nineveh at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and mark! there is One greater than Jonah here. <a href="/worrell/matthew/12.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> <FR>"The men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and, behold, a greater than Jonah is here.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/matthew/12.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> So that<FR> the men of Nineveh will rise up in the judgement against this generation, and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold a greater than Jonas is here.<Fr> <a href="/parallel/matthew/12-41.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/hriiyJYqzvc?start=3349" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/matthew/12.htm">The Sign of Jonah</a> …40For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41<a href="/greek/435.htm" title="435: Andres (N-NMP) -- A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man.">The men</a> <a href="/greek/3536.htm" title="3536: Nineuitai (N-NMP) -- A Ninevite, an inhabitant of Nineveh, a city on the Tigris in Assyria. From Nineui; a Ninevite, i.e. Inhabitant of Nineveh.">of Nineveh</a> <a href="/greek/450.htm" title="450: anastēsontai (V-FIM-3P) -- To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up.">will stand</a> <a href="/greek/1722.htm" title="1722: en (Prep) -- In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; in, at, on, by, etc.">at</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tē (Art-DFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2920.htm" title="2920: krisei (N-DFS) -- Decision; by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice.">judgment</a> <a href="/greek/3326.htm" title="3326: meta (Prep) -- (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. ">with</a> <a href="/greek/3778.htm" title="3778: tautēs (DPro-GFS) -- This; he, she, it. ">this</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēs (Art-GFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/1074.htm" title="1074: geneas (N-GFS) -- From genos; a generation; by implication, an age.">generation</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2632.htm" title="2632: katakrinousin (V-FIA-3P) -- To condemn, judge worthy of punishment. From kata and krino; to judge against, i.e. Sentence.">condemn</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autēn (PPro-AF3S) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">it;</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because.">for</a> <a href="/greek/3340.htm" title="3340: metenoēsan (V-AIA-3P) -- From meta and noieo; to think differently or afterwards, i.e. Reconsider.">they repented</a> <a href="/greek/1519.htm" title="1519: eis (Prep) -- A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases.">at</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: to (Art-ANS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">the</a> <a href="/greek/2782.htm" title="2782: kērygma (N-ANS) -- A proclamation, preaching. From kerusso; a proclamation.">preaching</a> <a href="/greek/2495.htm" title="2495: Iōna (N-GMS) -- (Hebrew), Jonah, the Hebrew prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Jonas, the name of two Israelites.">of Jonah,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/2400.htm" title="2400: idou (V-AMA-2S) -- See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo!">now</a> <a href="/greek/4119.htm" title="4119: pleion (Adj-NNS-C) -- Or neuter pleion, or pleon comparative of polus; more in quantity, number, or quality; also the major portion.">One greater than</a> <a href="/greek/2495.htm" title="2495: Iōna (N-GMS) -- (Hebrew), Jonah, the Hebrew prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Jonas, the name of two Israelites.">Jonah</a> <a href="/greek/5602.htm" title="5602: hōde (Adv) -- From an adverb form of hode; in this same spot, i.e. Here or hither.">is here.</a> 42The Queen of the South will rise 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 now One greater than Solomon is here.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/jonah/3-5.htm">Jonah 3:5</a> And the Ninevites believed God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth, from the greatest of them to the least. <a href="/luke/11-32.htm">Luke 11:32</a> The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here. <a href="/matthew/16-4.htm">Matthew 16:4</a> A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away. <a href="/jonah/1-17.htm">Jonah 1:17</a> Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish. <a href="/jonah/3-10.htm">Jonah 3:10</a> When God saw their actions—that they had turned from their evil ways—He relented from the disaster He had threatened to bring upon them. <a href="/luke/11-29.htm">Luke 11:29-30</a> As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. / For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation. <a href="/matthew/12-39.htm">Matthew 12:39</a> Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. <a href="/matthew/12-40.htm">Matthew 12:40</a> For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. <a href="/romans/2-4.htm">Romans 2:4</a> Or do you disregard the riches of His kindness, tolerance, and patience, not realizing that God’s kindness leads you to repentance? <a href="/acts/17-30.htm">Acts 17:30-31</a> Although God overlooked the ignorance of earlier times, He now commands all people everywhere to repent. / For He has set a day when He will judge the world with justice by the Man He has appointed. He has given proof of this to everyone by raising Him from the dead.” <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30</a> Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. <a href="/jeremiah/3-12.htm">Jeremiah 3:12-13</a> Go, proclaim this message toward the north: ‘Return, O faithless Israel,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will no longer look on you with anger, for I am merciful,’ declares the LORD. ‘I will not be angry forever. / Only acknowledge your guilt, that you have rebelled against the LORD your God. You have scattered your favors to foreign gods under every green tree and have not obeyed My voice,’” declares the LORD. <a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6-7</a> Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. <a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">Hebrews 3:7-8</a> Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, <a href="/revelation/2-21.htm">Revelation 2:21</a> Even though I have given her time to repent of her immorality, she is unwilling.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.men.<a href="/luke/11-32.htm">Luke 11:32</a> The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.rise.<a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Matthew 12:42</a> The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.<a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Isaiah 54:17</a> No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their righteousness is of me, saith the LORD.<a href="/jeremiah/3-11.htm">Jeremiah 3:11</a> And the LORD said unto me, The backsliding Israel hath justified herself more than treacherous Judah.this.<a href="/matthew/12-39.htm">Matthew 12:39,45</a> But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: … <a href="/matthew/16-4.htm">Matthew 16:4</a> A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.<a href="/matthew/17-17.htm">Matthew 17:17</a> Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.because.<a href="/jonah/3-5.htm">Jonah 3:5-10</a> So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them… behold.<a href="/matthew/12-6.htm">Matthew 12:6,42</a> But I say unto you, That in this place is one greater than the temple… <a href="/john/3-31.htm">John 3:31</a> He that cometh from above is above all: he that is of the earth is earthly, and speaketh of the earth: he that cometh from heaven is above all.<a href="/john/4-12.htm">John 4:12</a> Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his children, and his cattle?<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/9-6.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/isaiah/54-17.htm">Condemn</a> <a href="/matthew/12-18.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/matthew/12-39.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/matthew/12-6.htm">Greater</a> <a href="/matthew/12-40.htm">Jonah</a> <a href="/matthew/12-40.htm">Jonas</a> <a href="/matthew/12-36.htm">Judgement</a> <a href="/matthew/12-7.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/matthew/12-36.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/matthew/1-23.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-13.htm">Nineveh</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-13.htm">Nin'eveh</a> <a href="/matthew/11-1.htm">Preaching</a> <a href="/matthew/11-16.htm">Present</a> <a href="/leviticus/26-23.htm">Reformed</a> <a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Repented</a> <a href="/matthew/10-21.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/matthew/11-3.htm">Someone</a> <a href="/matthew/12-10.htm">Something</a> <a href="/matthew/12-26.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/matthew/12-30.htm">Together</a> <a href="/matthew/11-21.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/17-7.htm">Arise</a> <a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Condemn</a> <a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Decision</a> <a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Generation</a> <a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Greater</a> <a href="/matthew/16-4.htm">Jonah</a> <a href="/matthew/16-4.htm">Jonas</a> <a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Judgement</a> <a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Judging</a> <a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Judgment</a> <a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Mark</a> <a href="/luke/11-30.htm">Nineveh</a> <a href="/luke/11-30.htm">Nin'eveh</a> <a href="/mark/1-4.htm">Preaching</a> <a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Present</a> <a href="/luke/10-13.htm">Reformed</a> <a href="/matthew/21-29.htm">Repented</a> <a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/matthew/15-19.htm">Sins</a> <a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Someone</a> <a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Something</a> <a href="/matthew/12-47.htm">Stand</a> <a href="/matthew/12-42.htm">Together</a> <a href="/matthew/13-57.htm">Turned</a><div class="vheading2">Matthew 12</div>1. <a href="/matthew/12-1.htm">Jesus reproves the blindness of the Pharisees concerning the Sabbath,</a> 3. <a href="/matthew/12-3.htm">by scripture,</a> 9. <a href="/matthew/12-9.htm">by reason,</a> 13. <a href="/matthew/12-13.htm">and by a miracle.</a> 22. <a href="/matthew/12-22.htm">He heals a man possessed that was blind and mute;</a> 24. <a href="/matthew/12-24.htm">and confronting the absurd charge of casting out demons by Beelzebub, </a> 32. <a href="/matthew/12-32.htm">he shows that blasphemy against the Holy Spirit shall never be forgiven.</a> 36. <a href="/matthew/12-36.htm">Account shall be made of idle words.</a> 38. <a href="/matthew/12-38.htm">He rebukes the unfaithful, who seek after a sign,</a> 46. <a href="/matthew/12-46.htm">and shows who is his brother, sister, and mother.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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The men of Nineveh were the inhabitants of the ancient Assyrian city, known for their wickedness. In the book of Jonah, they repented after Jonah's warning of impending destruction. This phrase suggests that the Ninevites, despite their initial sinfulness, will serve as witnesses against the generation of Jesus' time because they responded to God's message. The concept of standing at judgment reflects the biblical theme of accountability before God, as seen in passages like <a href="/revelation/20-12.htm">Revelation 20:12</a>, where the dead are judged according to their deeds.for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, Jonah's mission to Nineveh is a key example of God's mercy and the power of repentance. Despite Jonah's reluctance, his message led to the city's repentance, as described in <a href="/jonah/3-5.htm">Jonah 3:5-10</a>. This historical event underscores the importance of heeding God's warnings and the possibility of redemption. The Ninevites' response contrasts with the hardness of heart seen in Jesus' contemporaries, who witnessed His miracles and teachings yet remained unrepentant.and now One greater than Jonah is here. This phrase highlights the superiority of Jesus over Jonah. While Jonah was a prophet who reluctantly delivered God's message, Jesus is the Son of God, bringing a greater revelation and offering salvation. The comparison emphasizes Jesus' authority and the greater responsibility of those who hear His message. This echoes <a href="/hebrews/1.htm">Hebrews 1:1-2</a>, where God speaks through His Son in these last days, indicating the finality and supremacy of Christ's revelation. The presence of "One greater" also points to the fulfillment of prophecy and the typology of Jesus as the ultimate prophet, priest, and king.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_men_of_nineveh.htm">The Men of Nineveh</a> The inhabitants of the ancient city of Nineveh, who repented after hearing Jonah's message of impending judgment. 2. <a href="/topical/j/jonah.htm">Jonah</a> A prophet sent by God to Nineveh to warn them of their wickedness and the coming judgment. 3. <a href="/topical/t/this_generation.htm">This Generation</a> Refers to the people of Jesus' time, particularly the religious leaders who were skeptical of His message and miracles. 4. <a href="/topical/j/judgment.htm">Judgment</a> The future event where all people will be held accountable for their actions and responses to God's message. 5. <a href="/topical/o/one_greater_than_jonah.htm">One Greater than Jonah</a> Refers to Jesus Christ, who is greater in authority and message than Jonah.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_repentance.htm">The Power of Repentance</a> The men of Nineveh serve as a powerful example of the transformative power of repentance. Despite their wickedness, their sincere turning to God spared them from judgment. <a href="/topical/t/the_authority_of_jesus.htm">The Authority of Jesus</a> Jesus is greater than Jonah, not only in His message but in His divine nature. Recognizing His authority is crucial for salvation. <a href="/topical/a/accountability_to_god's_message.htm">Accountability to God's Message</a> Just as Nineveh was accountable to Jonah's message, we are accountable to the message of Christ. Ignoring it leads to spiritual peril. <a href="/topical/t/the_urgency_of_response.htm">The Urgency of Response</a> The people of Nineveh responded immediately to Jonah's warning. We are called to respond with the same urgency to the gospel of Christ. <a href="/topical/j/judgment_and_mercy.htm">Judgment and Mercy</a> God's willingness to forgive Nineveh shows His mercy, but it also underscores the reality of judgment for those who reject His message.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_matthew_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Matthew 12</a> <a href="/q/bible's_view_on_judgment.htm">What is the Bible's perspective on judgment?</a> <a href="/q/why_did_the_king_heed_jonah's_message.htm">Jonah 3:6 – Why would the king of such a powerful city immediately accept Jonah’s message and call for fasting and repentance? </a> <a href="/q/why_no_record_of_jonah_3_10_event.htm">Jonah 3:10 - If this event actually occurred, why is there no apparent historical or archaeological record of this massive repentance?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_injustices_persist_if_karma_is_true.htm">If 'a man reaps what he sows' (Galatians 6:7) is universally true, why do injustices and unmerited suffering persist?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/matthew/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(41) The men of Nineveh shall rise . . .--The reasoning is parallel with that of the references to Tyre and Sidon, Sodom and Gomorrah in <a href="/context/matthew/11-21.htm" title="Woe to you, Chorazin! woe to you, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.">Matthew 11:21-24</a>, but with this difference, that there the reference was to what might have been, here to what actually had been. The repentance of the heathen, and their search after wisdom, with far poorer opportunities, would put to shame the slowness and unbelief of Israel. The word "rise" is used not of the mere fact of resurrection but of standing up as witnesses. (Comp. <a href="/john/16-8.htm" title="And when he is come, he will reprove the world of sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment:">John 16:8</a>.)A greater than Jonas.--No chapter contains more marvellous assertions of our Lord's superhuman majesty. Greater than the Temple (<a href="/matthew/12-6.htm" title="But I say to you, That in this place is one greater than the temple.">Matthew 12:6</a>), greater than Jonas, greater than Solomon: could this be rightly claimed by any man for himself who was not more than man?<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/matthew/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 41. - Verbally identical with <a href="/luke/11-32.htm">Luke 11:32</a>. The men of Nineveh (ἄνδρες Νινευῖται). No article, because the evangelist desired to call attention to the character of the Ninevites. The men of Nineveh, heathen though they were, shall do this. Ἄνδρες (not ἄνθρωποι); hardly because of the approaching mention of a woman (cf. <a href="/luke/11-31.htm">Luke 11:31</a>), but because the men in the city would naturally take the lead, and not the women. So also in the LXX. of <a href="/jonah/3-5.htm">Jonah 3:5</a> (contrast ver. 7, of the population generally). Shall rise in judgment; shall stand up in the judgment (Revised Version); i.e. shall stand up as witnesses (<a href="/job/16-8.htm">Job 16:8</a>; <a href="/mark/14-57.htm">Mark 14:57</a>) in the final judgment (<a href="/luke/10-14.htm">Luke 10:14</a>). With this generation; i.e. present before the judgment-seat with them, for what purpose is shown by the following words (cf. Winer, § 47, h). And shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas (<a href="/jonah/3-5.htm">Jonah 3:5</a>, sqq.). Observe that this was without miracles or signs being wrought. At (εἰς). Marking the direction of their faith (<a href="/romans/4-20.htm">Romans 4:20</a>). And, behold, a greater than - "Gr. more than" (Revised Version margin) - Jonas is here (ver 6, note). <a href="/commentaries/matthew/12-41.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>The men Ἄνδρες (Andres) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_435.htm">Strong's 435: </a> A male human being; a man, husband. A primary word; a man. of Nineveh Νινευῖται (Nineuitai) Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3536.htm">Strong's 3536: </a> A Ninevite, an inhabitant of Nineveh, a city on the Tigris in Assyria. From Nineui; a Ninevite, i.e. Inhabitant of Nineveh. will stand ἀναστήσονται (anastēsontai) Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_450.htm">Strong's 450: </a> To raise up, set up; I rise from among (the) dead; I arise, appear. From ana and histemi; to stand up. at ἐν (en) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1722.htm">Strong's 1722: </a> In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the τῇ (tē) Article - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. judgment κρίσει (krisei) Noun - Dative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2920.htm">Strong's 2920: </a> Decision; by extension, a tribunal; by implication, justice. with μετὰ (meta) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_3326.htm">Strong's 3326: </a> (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. this ταύτης (tautēs) Demonstrative Pronoun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3778.htm">Strong's 3778: </a> This; he, she, it. generation γενεᾶς (geneas) Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1074.htm">Strong's 1074: </a> From genos; a generation; by implication, an age. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. condemn κατακρινοῦσιν (katakrinousin) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_2632.htm">Strong's 2632: </a> To condemn, judge worthy of punishment. From kata and krino; to judge against, i.e. Sentence. it; αὐτήν (autēn) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. for ὅτι (hoti) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3754.htm">Strong's 3754: </a> Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because. they repented μετενόησαν (metenoēsan) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3340.htm">Strong's 3340: </a> From meta and noieo; to think differently or afterwards, i.e. Reconsider. at εἰς (eis) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1519.htm">Strong's 1519: </a> A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. the τὸ (to) Article - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. preaching κήρυγμα (kērygma) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2782.htm">Strong's 2782: </a> A proclamation, preaching. From kerusso; a proclamation. of Jonah, Ἰωνᾶ (Iōna) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2495.htm">Strong's 2495: </a> (Hebrew), Jonah, the Hebrew prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Jonas, the name of two Israelites. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. now ἰδοὺ (idou) Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2400.htm">Strong's 2400: </a> See! Lo! Behold! Look! Second person singular imperative middle voice of eido; used as imperative lo! [One] greater than πλεῖον (pleion) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular - Comparative <a href="/greek/strongs_4119.htm">Strong's 4119: </a> Or neuter pleion, or pleon comparative of polus; more in quantity, number, or quality; also the major portion. Jonah Ἰωνᾶ (Iōna) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2495.htm">Strong's 2495: </a> (Hebrew), Jonah, the Hebrew prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Jonas, the name of two Israelites. is here. ὧδε (hōde) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_5602.htm">Strong's 5602: </a> From an adverb form of hode; in this same spot, i.e. Here or hither. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/12-41.htm">Matthew 12:41 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/matthew/12-41.htm">Matthew 12:41 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/matthew/12-41.htm">Matthew 12:41 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/matthew/12-41.htm">Matthew 12:41 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/matthew/12-41.htm">Matthew 12:41 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/12-41.htm">Matthew 12:41 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/12-41.htm">Matthew 12:41 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/12-41.htm">Matthew 12:41 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/12-41.htm">Matthew 12:41 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/matthew/12-41.htm">Matthew 12:41 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/matthew/12-41.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 12:41 The men of Nineveh will stand up (Matt. 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