Commentary on a Harmony of the Evangelists Matthew Mark and Luke John Calvin
Matthew 12:38-42; Luke 11:16, 29-32
Matthew 12:38-42; Luke 11:16, 29-32
Matthew 12:38-42
Luke 11:16, 29-32
38. Then some of the scribes and Pharisees asked him, saying, Master, we desire to see a sign from thee. 39. But he answering said to them, A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh a sign, 768 and a sign shall not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet. 40. For as Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41. The men of Nineveh will rise in judgment with this generation, and will condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and, lo, a greater than Jonah is here. 769 42. The queen of the south will rise in judgment with this generation, and will condemn it: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, lo, a greater than Solomon is here. 770
16. And others tempting, sought from him a sign from heaven. — (A little after.)
29. And while the multitudes were crowding together, he began to say, This is a wicked generation: it seeketh a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet. 30. For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so shall the Son of man be also to this nation. 31. The queen of the south will rise in judgment with the men of this nation, and will condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, lo, a great than Solomon is here. 32.
The men of Nineveh will rise in judgment with this nation, and will condemn it: for they were brought to repentance by the preaching of Jonah; and, lo, a greater than Jonah is here.
Luke 11:16. And others tempting sought from him a sign. Something similar to this is afterwards related by Matthew, (16:4,) and by Mark, (8:11, 12.) Hence it is evident, that Christ repeatedly attacked them on this subject, so that there was 768"Ausquels il respondit, et leur dit, La nation meschante et adultere (ou, bastarde) requiert un signe;" — "to whom he answered, and said to them, The wicked and adulterous (or, bastard) nation demandeth a sign."
769"Et voyci, il y a ici plus que Ionas;" — "and, lo, there is here a greater than Jonah." 770"Et voyci, il y a ici plus que Salomon;" — "and, lo, there is here a greater than Solomon."