Matthew 12:42 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
Matthew 12:42 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 12:42 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 12:42 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Matthew 12:42 — World English Bible
Matthew 12:42 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
Matthew 12:42 — American Standard Version
Matthew 12:42 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“`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!”
Matthew 12:42 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 12:42 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“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 behold, more than Solomon [is] here. ”
Matthew 12:42 — Darby Translation
Matthew 12:42 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“The Queene of the South shall rise in iudgement with this generation, and shall condemne it: for she came from the vtmost partes of the earth to heare the wisdome of Salomon: and beholde, a greater then Salomon is here.”
Matthew 12:42 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 12:42 in Context — Matthew 12
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.
What Does Matthew 12:42 Mean?
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