Matthew 12:41

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

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

Luke 11:32

Rise

This

Behold

Hebrews 3:5

General references

Matthew 12:6

Luke 11:30

John 4:30

Bible References

Men

The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: for they were turned away from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; but now something greater than Jonah is here.

Rise

The queen of the South will come up in the day of judging and give her decision against this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now a greater than Solomon is here.

No instrument of war which is formed against you will be of any use; and every tongue which says evil against you will be judged false. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness comes from me, says the Lord.

And the Lord said to me, Israel in her turning away is seen to be more upright than false Judah.

And Samaria has not done half your sins; but you have made the number of your disgusting acts greater than theirs, making your sisters seem more upright than you by all the disgusting things which you have done.

And they, by their keeping of the law without circumcision, will be judges of you, by whom the law is broken though you have the letter of the law and circumcision.

By faith Noah, being moved by the fear of God, made ready an ark for the salvation of his family, because God had given him news of things which were not seen at the time; and through it the world was judged by him, and he got for his heritage the righteousness which is by faith.

This

But he, answering, said to them, An evil and false generation is looking for a sign; and no sign will be given to it but the sign of the prophet Jonah:

An evil and false generation is searching after a sign; and no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah. And he went away from them.

And Jesus, answering, said, O false and foolish generation, how long will I be with you? how long will I put up with you? let him come here to me.

Truly I say to you, All these things will come on this generation

Behold

But I say to you that a greater thing than the Temple is here.

He who comes from heaven is greater than all others: he who comes from earth is of the earth, and of the earth are his words: he who comes from heaven is over all.

Are you greater than our father Jacob who gave us the fountain and took the water of it himself, with his children and his cattle?

Are you greater than our father Abraham, who is dead? and the prophets are dead: who do you say that you are?

And Moses certainly kept faith as a servant, in all his house, and as a witness of those things which were to be said later;

General references

But I say to you that a greater thing than the Temple is here.

For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of man be to this generation.

So they went out of the town and came to him.