In the judgment (εν τη κρισε). Except here and in the next verse Matthew has "day of judgment" (ημερα κρισεως) as in 10:15; 11:22,…

The men of Nineveh. Nineveh was the capital of the Assyrian empire. It was founded by Ashur, Genesis 10:11. It was situated on …

The men of Nineveh shall rise... — The reasoning is parallel to the references to Tyre and Sidon, and Sodom and Gomorrah in Matthe…

For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the e…

St. John Chrysostom: So that no one would think that the same things would happen now among the Jews as had happened long ago …

The first point of comparison between Jonah and Jesus is that they were both delivered from death—a deliverance that attested to the trustworthines…

The men of Nineveh will rise in judgment. Having spoken of the Ninevites, Christ takes occasion to show that the scribes and others, by wh…

The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment
Alluding either to the custom and practice of witne es, who rise up from their seats…

Though Christ is always ready to hear and answer holy desires and prayers, yet those who ask wrongly, ask and do not receive. Signs were granted to…

Above, the Lord refuted those disparaging His miracles and doctrine; here He rebukes those tempting Him. And here the Evangelist does two things: