Matthew 12:41
King James Version
6 Jun 2026
“The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.”
μετανοέω
Meta — after. Noeo — to think. To think again after. Repentance is not self-punishment. It is a change of mind so complete that your direction changes. You were walking one way. Now you walk another. That is metanoia.
κρίσις
judgment
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κρίσις
Judgment, decision, tribunal. Krisis. The Father has committed all judgment to the Son. The one who died for sinners is the one who will judge them. That is both sobering and gracious.
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κήρυγμα
preaching
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κήρυγμα
a proclamation (especially of the gospel; by implication, the gospel itself)
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πλείων
greater
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πλείων
more in quantity, number, or quality; also (in plural) the major portion
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γενεά
generation
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γενεά
a generation; by implication, an age (the period or the persons)
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Ἰωνᾶς
of Jonah;
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Ἰωνᾶς
Jonas (i.e. Jonah), the name of two Israelites
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ὧδε
here.
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ὧδε
in this same spot, i.e. here or hither
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Νινευΐτης
of Nineveh
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Νινευΐτης
a Ninevite, i.e. inhabitant of Nineveh
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κατακρίνω
will condemn
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κατακρίνω
to judge against, i.e. sentence
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ἰδού
behold
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ἰδού
used as imperative lo!;
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