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The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, someone greater than Jonah is here.
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Jesus draws a sharp contrast. The pagan city of Nineveh repented after hearing a single, harsh sermon from a reluctant prophet, Jonah. In contrast, Jesus' own generation, despite hearing the compassionate, repeated teachings of the Son of God Himself, refused to repent. Commentators like Spurgeon and Calvin stress that this makes their unbelief far more serious.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The men of Nineveh. Nineveh was the capital of the Assyrian empire. It was founded by Ashur, Genesis 10:11. It was situated on …
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,…
19th Century
Anglican
The men of Nineveh shall rise... — The reasoning is parallel to the references to Tyre and Sidon, and Sodom and Gomorrah in Matthe…
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Baptist
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…
The first point of comparison between Jonah and Jesus is that they were both delivered from death—a deliverance that attested to the trustworthines…
16th Century
Protestant
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…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment Alluding either to the custom and practice of witnesses, who rise up from their seat…
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…
13th Century
Catholic
Above, the Lord refuted those disparaging His miracles and doctrine; here He rebukes those tempting Him. And here the Evangelist does two things:
