Luke 11:32

The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah’s proclamation, and look—something greater than Jonah is here!

Jonah 1:2-3

“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because their wickedness has confronted Me.”

Jonah 3:5-4

The men of Nineveh believed in God. They proclaimed a fast and dressed in sackcloth—from the greatest of them to the least.

Jonah 4:9

Then God asked Jonah, “Is it right for you to be angry about the plant?”

“Yes,” he replied. “It is right. I’m angry enough to die!”

Luke 11:31

The queen of the south will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and look—something greater than Solomon is here!

Hebrews 7:26

For this is the kind of high priest we need: holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

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Summary

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.

Bible References

A greater

Jonah 1:2
“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and preach against it, because their wickedness has confronted Me.”
Jonah 4:1
But Jonah was greatly displeased and became furious.
Hebrews 7:26
For this is the kind of high priest we need: holy, innocent, undefiled, separated from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

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