Matthew 12:41

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

On the day of judgment the people of Nineveh will stand there with you and condemn you. They turned to God when Jonah preached, and yet here is something far greater than Jonah.

Cross References

Isaiah 54:17

Weapons made to attack you won't be successful; words spoken against you won't hurt at all. My servants, Jerusalem is yours! I, the LORD, promise to bless you with victory.

Jeremiah 3:11

Even the people of Israel were honest enough not to pretend.

Jonah 1:2

to go to the great city of Nineveh and say to the people, “The LORD has seen your terrible sins. You are doomed!”

Jonah 3:4

After walking for a day, Jonah warned the people, “Forty days from now, Nineveh will be destroyed!”

Matthew 12:39

But Jesus replied: You want a sign because you are evil and won't believe! But the only sign you will get is the sign of the prophet Jonah.

Matthew 12:42

The Queen of the South will also stand there with you and condemn you. She travelled a long way to hear Solomon's wisdom, and yet here is something much greater than Solomon.

Matthew 12:45

it goes off and finds seven other evil spirits even worse than itself. They all come and make their home there, and the person ends up in a worse state than before. That's how it will be with you evil people of today.

Matthew 12:6

I tell you that there is something here greater than the temple.

Matthew 16:4

You want a sign because you are evil and won't believe! But the only sign you will be given is what happened to Jonah. Then Jesus left.

Matthew 17:17

Jesus said, “You people are too stubborn to have any faith! How much longer must I be with you? Why do I have to put up with you? Bring the boy here.”

Matthew 23:36

I can promise that you people living today will be punished for all these things!

Luke 11:32

The people of Nineveh will also stand there with you and condemn you. They turned to God when Jonah preached, and yet here is something far greater than Jonah.

John 3:31

God's Son comes from heaven and is above all others. Everyone who comes from the earth belongs to the earth and speaks about earthly things. The one who comes from heaven is above all others.

John 4:12

Our ancestor Jacob dug this well for us, and his family and animals got water from it. Are you greater than Jacob?”

Romans 2:27

So everyone who obeys the Law, but has never been circumcised, will condemn you. Even though you are circumcised and have the Law, you still don't obey its teachings.

Hebrews 11:7

Because Noah had faith, he was warned about something that had not yet happened. He obeyed and built a boat that saved him and his family. In this way the people of the world were judged, and Noah was given the blessings that come to everyone who pleases God.