New American Standard Bible 1995

Matthew 12:38-45

38ThenΤότεToteG5119someτινεςtinesG5100of the scribesγραμματέωνgrammateōnG1122and PhariseesΦαρισαίωνPharisaiōnG5330saidλέγοντες·legontesG3004to Him, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,we wantθέλομενthelomenG2309to seeG3708asignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592from You.”

39But He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004to them, “An evilπονηρὰponēraG4190and adulterousμοιχαλὶςmoichalisG3428generationγενεὰgeneaG1074cravesἐπιζητεῖ·epizēteiG1934for asignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592; and yetnoοὐouG3756signσημεῖονsēmeionG4592will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetaiG1325to it but thesignσημεῖονsēmeionG4592of JonahἸωνᾶIōnaG2495the prophetπροφήτου.prophētouG4396;

40for justὥσπερhōsperG5618asJonahἸωνᾶςIōnasG2495was threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250and threeτρεῖςtreisG5140nightsνύκτας,nuktasG3571in the bellyκοιλίᾳkoiliaG2836of the seaG2785monsterG2785,soοὕτωςhoutōsG3779willthe SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444bethreeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250and threeτρεῖςtreisG5140nightsνύκτας.¶nuktasG3571in the heartκαρδίᾳkardiaG2588of the earthγῆςgēsG1093.

41The menἌνδρεςAndresG435of NinevehΝινευῖταιNineuitaiG3536will standἀναστήσονταιanastēsontaiG450up with thisταύτηςtautēsG3778generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074at the judgmentκρίσειkriseiG2920,and will condemnκατακρινοῦσινkatakrinousinG2632it becauseὅτιhotiG3754they repentedμετενόησανmetenoēsanG3340at the preachingκήρυγμαkērugmaG2782of JonahἸωνᾶ·IōnaG2495;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,something greaterG4183than JonahἸωνᾶIōnaG2495is hereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.

42TheQueenΒασίλισσαBasilissaG938of theSouthνότουnotouG3558will riseἐγερθήσεταιegerthēsetaiG1453up with thisταύτηςtautēsG3778generationγενεᾶςgeneasG1074at the judgmentκρίσειkriseiG2920and will condemnκατακρινεῖkatakrineiG2632it, becauseὅτιhotiG3754she cameἦλθενēlthenG2064from the endsπεράτωνperatōnG4009of the earthγῆςgēsG1093to hearἀκοῦσαιakousaiG191the wisdomσοφίανsophianG4678of SolomonΣολομῶνος·SolomōnosG4672;and beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,something greaterG4183than SolomonΣολομῶνοςSolomōnosG4672is hereὧδε.¶hōdeG5602.

43“NowδὲdeG1161whenὍτανHotanG3752the uncleanἀκάθαρτονakathartonG169spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151goesἐξέλθῃexelthēG1831out of a manἀνθρώπου,anthrōpouG444,it passesδιέρχεταιdierchetaiG1330throughδι᾽di᾽G1223waterlessἀνύδρωνanudrōnG504placesτόπωνtopōnG5117seekingζητοῦνzētounG2212restἀνάπαυσινanapausinG372,and does not findεὑρίσκει.heuriskeiG2147it.

44ThenτότεtoteG5119it saysλέγει·legeiG3004, ‘I will returnἐπιστρέψωepistrepsōG1994to my houseοἶκόνoikonG3624from whichὅθενhothenG3606I cameἐξῆλθον.exēlthonG1831’;and when it comesἐλθὸνelthonG2064,it findsεὑρίσκειheuriskeiG2147itunoccupiedσχολάζοντα,scholazontaG4980,sweptσεσαρωμένονsesarōmenonG4563,and putG2885in orderκεκοσμημένον.kekosmēmenonG2885.

45ThenτότεtoteG5119it goesπορεύεταιporeuetaiG4198and takesG3880alongG3880with it sevenἑπτὰheptaG2033otherἕτεραheteraG2087spiritsπνεύματαpneumataG4151moreπονηρότεραponēroteraG4190wickedG4190than itselfG1438,and they goεἰσελθόνταeiselthontaG1525in and liveκατοικεῖkatoikeiG2730thereἐκεῖ·ekeiG1563; andthe lastἔσχαταeschataG2078state of that manἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444becomesγίνεταιginetaiG1096worseχείροναcheironaG5501than the firstπρώτων.prōtōnG4413.That is the wayοὕτωςhoutōsG3779it will alsoG2532be with thisταύτῃtautēG3778evilπονηρᾷ.¶ponēraG4190generationγενεᾷgeneaG1074.”

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