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 Car, de même que Jonas fut trois jours et trois nuits dans le ventre d’un grand poisson, de même le Fils de l’homme sera trois jours et trois nuits dans le sein de la terre.
41 Les hommes de Ninive se lèveront, au jour du jugement, avec cette génération et la condamneront, parce qu’ils se repentirentà la prédication de Jonas; et voici, il y a ici plus que Jonas.
42 La reine du Midi se lèvera, au jour du jugement, avec cette génération et la condamnera, parce qu’elle vint des extrémités de la terre pour entendre la sagesse de Salomon, et voici, il y a ici plus que Salomon.
43 Lorsque l’esprit impur est sorti d’un homme, il va par des lieux arides, cherchant du repos, et il n’en trouve point.
44 Alors il dit: Je retournerai dans ma maison d’où je suis sorti; et, quand il arrive, il la trouve vide, balayée et ornée.
What Does Matthew 12:42 Mean?
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