"Greater than Solomon": The Meaning of Matthew 12:42
Adrian Rogers
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42
The queen of Sheba will also stand up against this generation on judgment day and condemn it, for she came from a distant land to hear the wisdom of Solomon. Now someone greater than Solomon is hereâbut you refuse to listen.
43
âWhen an evil spirit leaves a person, it goes into the desert, seeking rest but finding none.
44
Then it says, âI will return to the person I came from.â So it returns and finds its former home empty, swept, and in order.
45
Then the spirit finds seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they all enter the person and live there. And so that person is worse off than before. That will be the experience of this evil generation.â
46
As Jesus was speaking to the crowd, his mother and brothers stood outside, asking to speak to him.
47
Someone told Jesus, âYour mother and your brothers are standing outside, and they want to speak to you.â
48
Jesus asked, âWho is my mother? Who are my brothers?â
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Then he pointed to his disciples and said, âLook, these are my mother and brothers.
50
Anyone who does the will of my Father in heaven is my brother and sister and mother!â
Matthew 12:42-50 Study Resources
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