# Connecting Statement:

Jesus continues to rebuke the scribes and Pharisees.

# The men of Nineveh

"The citizens of Nineveh"

# will stand up at the judgment with this generation

"will stand up on the judgment day and accuse this generation"

# this generation

Jesus means the people living during his time.

# will condemn it

It will actually be God who condemns Jesus' generation. AT: "God will listen to the citizens of Nineveh and condemn this generation" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# and see

"and look." This emphasizes what Jesus says next.

# someone greater

"someone more important"

# someone

Jesus is speaking about himself. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-123person]])

# than Jonah is here

You can make explicit the implicit meaning of Jesus' statement. AT: "than Jonah is here, yet you still have not repented, which is why God will condemn you" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/nineveh]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/judgmentday]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/generation]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/condemn]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/repent]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/preach]]