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.
Matthew 12:41 · WEBRead the whole chapter →
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Jesus treats Nineveh's repentance as historical and so real that its citizens will rise in judgment on unbelieving generations.
“The people of Nineveh believed God; and they proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from their greatest even to their least.”