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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus continues to rebuke the scribes and Pharisees.
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# The men of Nineveh
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"The citizens of Nineveh"
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# at the judgment
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"on judgment day" or "when God judges people"
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# this generation of people
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This refers to the Jews living during the time Jesus was preaching.
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# and will condemn it
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Possible meanings are 1) "condemn" here represents accusing. Alternate translation: "and will accuse this generation of people" or 2) God will condemn this generation of people because they did not repent as the people of Nineveh had. Alternate translation: "and God will condemn this generation" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-metonymy]])
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# and see
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"and look." This emphasizes what Jesus says next.
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# someone greater
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"someone more important"
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# someone
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Jesus is speaking about himself. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-123person]])
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# than Jonah is here
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You can make explicit the implicit meaning of Jesus's statement. Alternate translation: "than Jonah is here, yet you still have not repented, which is why God will condemn you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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