We wish to see a sign from you
Published Jul 19, 2021 12:34 am
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The miracles done by Jesus have not seemingly convinced the Pharisees that Jesus comes from God. They are asking to see “a sign,” a definitive miracle that will convince them of the truth of Jesus’ claims. Jesus does not oblige them, however: for those who close their hearts against him, no miracle will be enough. The pagan people of Nineveh and the queen of the south had proven to be better off because they listened to the prophet Jonah and to Solomon, the king endowed by God with wisdom. And yet, in Jesus and in his works, something greater than Jonah and Solomon is happening in their midst.
GOSPEL • Mt 12:38-42
Some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” He said to them in reply, “An evil and unfaithful generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah the prophet. Just as Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights. At the judgment, the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and there is something greater than Jonah here. At the judgment the queen of the south will arise with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and there is something greater than Solomon here.”
SOURCE: “365 Days with the Lord 2021,” ST. PAULS, 7708 St. Paul Rd., SAV, Makati City (Phils.); Tel.: 632-895-9701; Fax 632-895-7328; E-mail: [email protected]; Website: http://www.stpauls.ph.
The miracles done by Jesus have not seemingly convinced the Pharisees that Jesus comes from God. They are asking to see “a sign,” a definitive miracle that will convince them of the truth of Jesus’ claims. Jesus does not oblige them, however: for those who close their hearts against him, no miracle will be enough. The pagan people of Nineveh and the queen of the south had proven to be better off because they listened to the prophet Jonah and to Solomon, the king endowed by God with wisdom. And yet, in Jesus and in his works, something greater than Jonah and Solomon is happening in their midst.
GOSPEL • Mt 12:38-42
Some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Jesus, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.” He said to them in reply, “An evil and unfaithful generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah the prophet. Just as Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights, so will the Son of Man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights. At the judgment, the men of Nineveh will arise with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and there is something greater than Jonah here. At the judgment the queen of the south will arise with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and there is something greater than Solomon here.”
SOURCE: “365 Days with the Lord 2021,” ST. PAULS, 7708 St. Paul Rd., SAV, Makati City (Phils.); Tel.: 632-895-9701; Fax 632-895-7328; E-mail: [email protected]; Website: http://www.stpauls.ph.