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Matthew 12:40-42
New English Translation
Matthew 12:40-42
New English Translation
40 For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish[a] for three days and three nights,[b] so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights. 41 The people[c] of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them[d]—and now,[e] something greater than Jonah is here! 42 The queen of the South[f] will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon—and now,[g] something greater than Solomon is here!
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- Matthew 12:40 tn Grk “large sea creature.”
- Matthew 12:40 sn A quotation from Jonah 1:17.
- Matthew 12:41 tn Grk “men”; the word here (ἀνήρ, anēr) usually indicates males or husbands, but occasionally is used in a generic sense of people in general, as here (cf. BDAG 79 s.v. 1.a, 2).
- Matthew 12:41 tn Grk “at the preaching of Jonah.”
- Matthew 12:41 tn Grk “behold.”
- Matthew 12:42 sn On the queen of the South see 1 Kgs 10:1-3 and 2 Chr 9:1-12, as well as Josephus, Ant. 8.6.5-6 (8.165-175). The South most likely refers to modern southwest Arabia, possibly the eastern part of modern Yemen, although there is an ancient tradition reflected in Josephus which identifies this geo-political entity as Ethiopia.
- Matthew 12:42 tn Grk “behold.”
Matthew 12:40-42
New International Version
Matthew 12:40-42
New International Version
40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish,(A) so the Son of Man(B) will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.(C) 41 The men of Nineveh(D) will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah,(E) and now something greater than Jonah is here. 42 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came(F) from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now something greater than Solomon is here.
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