Study it in the app“The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they changed their minds at the proclamation of Jonah, and look, something greater than Jonah is here.”
The menἄνδρεςof NinevehΝινευῖταιwill rise upἀναστήσονταιatἐνthe judgmentτῇ κρίσειwithμετὰthisτῆς ταύτηςgenerationγενεᾶςandκαὶcondemnκατακρινοῦσινit,αὐτήνbecauseὅτιthey changed their mindsμετενόησανatεἰςthe proclamationτὸ κήρυγμαof Jonah,Ἰωνᾶandκαὶlook,ἰδοὺsomething greaterπλεῖονthan JonahἸωνᾶishere.ὧδε
man
An adult male, as distinct from a woman or a child.
Where else “andres” appearsNinevite
Ninevite, an inhabitant of Nineveh, the capital of Assyria.
Where else “Nineuitai” appearsrise
To come back to life.
Where else “anastēsontai” appearsjudgment
A judge's sentence; above all, the one God will give at the end.
Where else “krisei” appearsgeneration
Generation: the people born around the same time, or each step from parent to child in a family.
Where else “geneas” appearscondemn
Condemn, pass sentence against someone.
Where else “katakrinousin” appearschange one's mind
Change one's mind: turn around one's way of thinking, and with it one's way of living, to return to God. It is usually translated "repent".
Where else “metenoēsan” appearsproclamation
Proclamation, the message announced.
Where else “kērygma” appearsJonah
Jonah, the prophet who was three days in the belly of the great fish and preached to Nineveh.
Where else “Iōna” appearsmore
Abundantly, often, or to a still higher degree.
Where else “pleion” appearsOther books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
The sign of Jonah
A similar saying; scholars discuss whether it is the same saying in another setting or a repeated one.
Luke 11:29-32
29And as the crowds were gathering, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 30For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man also be one to this generation. 31The queen of the South will be raised 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. 32The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they changed their minds at the proclamation of Jonah, and look, something greater than Jonah is here.
38Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.” 39But he answered and said to them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet. 40For just as Jonah was in the belly of the sea monster three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights. 41The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they changed their minds at the proclamation of Jonah; and look, something greater than Jonah is here. 42The queen of the South will rise 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 look, something greater than Solomon is here.
31The queen of the South will be raised 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.
32 · This verse (above)
33No one after lighting a lamp puts it in a hidden place or under the basket, but on the lampstand, so that those who come in may see the light.
1. What it says
When the disciples ask to be taught to pray, what does Jesus tell them to say, and what stories does he add? (vv. 1-13)
2. What it means
Jesus says “ask, seek, knock” and compares God to a father who gives good gifts. What does that teach about what God is like? (vv. 9-13)
3. How I live it
What concrete thing would you like to ask God today, with the trust a child has when speaking to a father?
