Matthew 12:41-43

International Children’s Bible

⁴¹And on the Judgment Day the men from Nineveh^[a] will stand up with you people who live today. They will show that you are guilty because when Jonah preached to them, they were sorry and changed their lives. And I tell you that someone greater than Jonah is here! ⁴²On the Judgment Day, the Queen of the South^[b] will stand up with you people who live today. She will show that you are guilty because she came from far away to listen to Solomon’s wise teaching. And I tell you that someone greater than Solomon is here!

People Today Are Full of Evil

⁴³“When an evil spirit comes out of a man, it travels through dry places looking for a place to rest. But it finds no place to rest.

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Footnotes

12:41 Nineveh The city where Jonah preached to warn the people. Read Jonah 3.
12:42 Queen of the South The Queen of Sheba. She traveled 1,000 miles to learn God’s wisdom from Solomon. Read 1 Kings 10:1–13.

Matthew 12:41-43

New International Version

⁴¹The men of Nineveh^(A) will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah,^(B) and now something greater than Jonah is here. ⁴²The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came^(C) from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom, and now something greater than Solomon is here.

⁴³“When an impure spirit comes out of a person, it goes through arid places seeking rest and does not find it.

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