KJV King James Version
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon [is] here.
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Matthew 12:42
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon [is] here.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
WEB World English Bible
The queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, someone greater than Solomon is here.
ASV American Standard Version
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
‘A queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and lo, a greater than Solomon here!
Surrounding context — Matthew 12
39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
41 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.
42 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon [is] here.
43 When the unclean spirit is gone out of a man, he walketh through dry places, seeking rest, and findeth none.
44 Then he saith, I will return into my house from whence I came out; and when he is come, he findeth [it] empty, swept, and garnished.
45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last [state] of that man is worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this wicked generation.
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ΒασίλισσαG938 · basilissaqueenνότουG3558 · notossouthἐγερθήσεταιG1453 · egeirōto ariseἐνG1722 · enin/on/amongτῇG3588 · hothe/this/whoκρίσειG2920 · krisisjudgmentμετὰG3326 · metawith/afterτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoγενεᾶςG1074 · geneagenerationταύτηςG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itκαὶG2532 · kaiandκατακρινεῖG2632 · katakrinōto condemnαὐτήν,G846 · autosit/s/heὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatἦλθενG2064 · erchomaito come/goἐκG1537 · ekout fromτῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoπεράτωνG4009 · perasendτῆςG3588 · hothe/this/whoγῆςG1093 · gēearth: planetἀκοῦσαιG191 · akouōto hearτὴνG3588 · hothe/this/whoσοφίανG4678 · sophiawisdomΣολομῶνος·G4672 · Solomōn, SalōmōnSolomonκαὶG2532 · kaiandἰδοὺG2400 · idoulook!πλεῖονG4119 · pleiōn, pleiongreaterΣολομῶνοςG4672 · Solomōn, SalōmōnSolomonὧδε.¶G5602 · hōdehere
Cross-references
1 Kings 10:1-13And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon concerning the name of the LORD, she came to prove him with hard questions.2 Chronicles 9:1-12And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of Solomon, she came to prove Solomon with hard questions at Jerusalem, with a very great company, and camels that bare spices, and gold in abundance, and precious stones: and when she was come to Solomon, she communed with him of all that was in her heart.Hebrews 1:2-4Hath in these last days spoken unto us by [his] Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;Luke 11:31-32The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon [is] here.John 1:14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.Matthew 17:5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.John 1:18No man hath seen God at any time; the only begotten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath declared [him].Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.Isaiah 9:6-7For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.Matthew 3:17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.1 Kings 5:12And the LORD gave Solomon wisdom, as he promised him: and there was peace between Hiram and Solomon; and they two made a league together.Philippians 2:6-7Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:Acts 8:27-28And he arose and went: and, behold, a man of Ethiopia, an eunuch of great authority under Candace queen of the Ethiopians, who had the charge of all her treasure, and had come to Jerusalem for to worship,1 Kings 10:24And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his wisdom, which God had put in his heart.1 Kings 3:9Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart to judge thy people, that I may discern between good and bad: for who is able to judge this thy so great a people?1 Kings 3:12Behold, I have done according to thy words: lo, I have given thee a wise and an understanding heart; so that there was none like thee before thee, neither after thee shall any arise like unto thee.1 Kings 3:28And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God [was] in him, to do judgment.1 Kings 4:29And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the sand that [is] on the sea shore.
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