Matthew 12:41 (WEB)
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.
Catechism · 1
“Then will the culpable unbelief that counted the offer of God's grace as nothing be condemned.” — Catechism footnote: Cf. Mt 11:20-24; 12:41-42.
Fathers and councils · 17
Irenaeus of Lyons
“For if He were the son of Joseph, how could He be greater than Solomon, or greater than Jonah, or greater than David, when He was generated from the same seed, and was a descendant of these men?” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 41, 42.
Read the whole comment“And how could He (Christ) have been greater than Solomon, or greater than Jonah, or have been the Lord of David, who was of the same substance as they were?” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 41, 42.
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Augustine of Hippo
“And that paragraph is followed up by Matthew with these words: “While He yet talked to the people, behold, His mother and His brethren stood without, desiring to speak with Him.”” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 39–46.
Read the whole comment“The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the utter most parts of the earth to hear the words of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.”” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 41, 42.
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John Chrysostom
“For this cause He also said, “The men of Nineveh shall rise up, and shall condemn:” and, “the Queen of the South shall rise up, and shall condemn this generation:”because these believed the lesser things, but the Jews not even the greater.” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 41, 42.
Read the whole comment“For of those He simply said, The men of Nineveh shall rise up and condemn this gen eration,”and, “The Queen of the South shall condemn it;” but concerning these, not merely thus, but how?” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 41.
Read the whole comment“…Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here;” and, “The queen of the south shall condemn this generation, because she came to hear the wisdom of Solomon;”and of an equal again, “They shall be your judges;”and again of one at advantage, “Know ye not, that we shall judge angels, how much more things that pertain…” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 41, 42.
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Jerome
“Moreover the Lord tells us in the gospel, “the men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas;” and again He says “I am not come to call the righteous but sinners to repentance.”” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 41.
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Tertullian
“Now, that we may give a simpler answer, it was not fit that the Son of God should be born of a human father’s seed, lest, if He were wholly the Son of a man, He should fail to be also the Son of God, and have nothing more than “a Solomon” or “a Jonas,”—as Ebion thought we ought to believe concerning Him.” — editor's note: Matt. xii. 41, 42.
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Basil the Great
“Of the beliefs and practices whether generally accepted or publicly enjoined which are preserved in the Church some we possess derived from written teaching; others we have received delivered to us “in a mystery” by the tradition of the apostles; and both of these in relation to true religion have the same force.” — editor's note: “τῶς ἐν τῇ Εκκλησί& 139· πεφυλαγμένων δογμάτων καὶ κηρυγμάτων.” To give the apparent meaning of the original seems impossible except by some such paraphrase as…
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Catena Aurea on Matthew
- John ChrysostomCatena Aurea on Matthew
That none should think that the same things would come to pass now among the Jews, as had of old been among the Ninevites; that as Jonas converted them and their city was delivered out of danger, so the Jews should…
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The Lord shews in these words that there shall be one resurrection of the good and the bad against certain heretics, who said that there should be two, one of the good, another of the bad. These words likewise…
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Not by a sentence of judgment, but by the comparison of their example; as He adds, “For they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.” This word ‘hic’ is to be taken as an adverb…
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Yet does not the Lord stay here, but adds another denunciation, saying, “The queen of the south shall rise in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear…
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So the queen of the south will condemn the Jews in the same manner as the men of Nineveh will condemn unbelieving Israel. This is the queen of Saba, of whom we read in the book of Kings and Chronicles, who leaving…
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The Ninevites typify those who cease from sin — the queen those that know not to sin; for penitence puts away sin, wisdom shuns it.
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Beautifully is the Church gathered out of the Gentiles spoken of as a queen who honours how to rule her ways. Of her the Psalmist speaks; “The queen stood on, thy right hand.” [Ps 45:9] She is the queen of the south…
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Cross-references · 6
Parallel passages
Matthew 12:41 and Luke 11:31 share the same wording (10 words).
Matthew 12:41 and Luke 11:32 share the same wording (32 words).
Cited together with
Cited together in On the Flesh of Christ Chapter 18.
Cited together in On the Flesh of Christ Chapter 18.
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 12:41–42 (2) (Catena Aurea).
Cited together in Remigius of Auxerre on Matthew 12:41–42 (2) (Catena Aurea).