Berean Standard Bible
Matthew 12:38-45
38ThenΤότεToteG5119someτινεςtinesG5100of theτῶνtōnG3588scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122andκαὶkaiG2532PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330said to Himἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ λέγοντες·apekrithēsan autō legontesG611G846G3004, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,we wantθέλομενthelomenG2309to seeG3708a signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592fromἀπὸapoG575YouσοῦsouG4771.”
39δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588JesusrepliedἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611εἶπενeipenG2036αὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “A wickedπονηρὰponēraG4190andκαὶkaiG2532adulterousμοιχαλὶςmoichalisG3428generationγενεὰgeneaG1074demandsἐπιζητεῖ·epizēteiG1934a signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592, butκαὶkaiG2532noneσημεῖον οὐsēmeion ouG3756G4592will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325itαὐτῇautēaG846exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487G3361theτὸtoG3588signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592of theτοῦtouG3588prophetπροφήτου.prophētouG4396JonahἸωνᾶIōnaG2495.
40ForγὰρgarG1063asὥσπερhōsperG5618JonahἸωνᾶςIōnasG2495wasἦνēnG1510threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andκαὶkaiG2532threeτρεῖςtreisG5140nightsνύκτας,nuktasG3571inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588bellyκοιλίᾳkoiliaG2836of theτοῦtouG3588great fishκήτουςkētousG2785,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will beἔσταιestaiG1510threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250andκαὶkaiG2532threeτρεῖςtreisG5140nightsνύκτας.¶nuktasG3571inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093.
41The menἌνδρεςAndresG435of NinevehΝινευῖταιNineuitaiG3536will standἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiG450atἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588judgmentκρίσειkriseiG2920withμετὰmetaG3326thisταύτηςtautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074andκαὶkaiG2532condemnκατακρινοῦσινkatakrinousinG2632itαὐτήν,autēnG846;forὅτιhotiG3754they repentedμετενόησανmetenoēsanG3340atεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588preachingκήρυγμαkērugmaG2782of JonahἸωνᾶ·IōnaG2495,andκαὶkaiG2532nowἰδοὺidouG2400Onegreater thanπλεῖονpleionG4119JonahἸωνᾶIōnaG2495is hereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.
42The QueenΒασίλισσαBasilissaG938of the SouthνότουnotouG3558will riseἐγερθήσεταιegerthēsetaiG1453atἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588judgmentκρίσειkriseiG2920withμετὰmetaG3326thisταύτηςtautēsG3778τῆςtēsG3588generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074andκαὶkaiG2532condemnκατακρινεῖkatakrineiG2632itαὐτήν,autēnG846;forὅτιhotiG3754she cameἦλθενēlthenG2064fromἐκekG1537theτῶνtōnG3588endsπεράτωνperatōnG4009of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093to hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191theτὴνtēnG3588wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678of SolomonΣολομῶνος·SolomōnosG4672,andκαὶkaiG2532nowἰδοὺidouG2400Onegreater thanπλεῖονpleionG4119SolomonΣολομῶνοςSolomōnosG4672is hereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.
43δὲdeG1161WhenὍτανHotanG3752anτὸtoG3588uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151comes outἐξέλθῃexelthēG1831ofἀπὸapoG575aτοῦtouG3588manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444,it passesδιέρχεταιdierchetaiG1330throughδι᾽di᾽G1223aridἀνύδρωνanudrōnG504placesτόπωνtopōnG5117seekingζητοῦνzētounG2212restἀνάπαυσινanapausinG372andκαὶkaiG2532does not findοὐχ εὑρίσκει.ouch heuriskeiG3756G2147it.
44ThenτότεtoteG5119it saysλέγει·legeiG3004, ‘I will returnἐπιστρέψωepistrepsōG1994toεἰςeisG1519G1473theτὸνtonG3588houseοἶκόνoikonG3624I leftὅθεν ἐξῆλθον.hothen exēlthonG3606G1831G2532.’On its returnἐλθὸνelthonG2064,it findsεὑρίσκειheuriskeiG2147the housevacantσχολάζοντα,scholazontaG4980G2532,swept cleanσεσαρωμένονsesarōmenonG4563,andG2532put in orderκεκοσμημένον.kekosmēmenonG2885.
45ThenτότεtoteG5119it goesπορεύεταιporeuetaiG4198andκαὶkaiG2532brings with itπαραλαμβάνει μεθ᾽ ἑαυτοῦparalambanei meth᾽ he'autouG3880G3326G1438sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033otherἕτεραheteraG2087spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151more wickedπονηρότεραponēroteraG4190than itselfἑαυτοῦ,he'autouG1438,andκαὶkaiG2532they go inεἰσελθόνταeiselthontaG1525anddwellκατοικεῖkatoikeiG2730thereἐκεῖ·ekeiG1563.AndκαὶkaiG2532theτὰtaG3588finalἔσχαταeschataG2078plightofἐκείνουekeinouG1565thatτοῦtouG3588manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444isγίνεταιginetaiG1096worseχείροναcheironaG5501than theτῶνtōnG3588firstπρώτων.prōtōnG4413.Soοὕτως καὶhoutōs kaiG3779G2532will it beἔσταιestaiG1510τῇtēaG3588with thisταύτῃtautēG3778τῇtēaG3588wickedπονηρᾷ.¶ponēraG4190generationγενεᾷgeneaG1074.”
Commentaries on Matthew 12
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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