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Luke 11:29

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The Sign of Jonah

11:29As89 the crowds were increasing, Jesus90 began to say, “This generation is a wicked generation; it looks for a sign,91 but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.92

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Footnotes

  1. 89 Here δέ (de) has not been translated.
  2. 90 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
  3. 91 The mention of a sign alludes back to Luke 11:16. Given what Jesus had done, nothing would be good enough. This leads to the rebuke that follows.
  4. 92 As the following comparisons to Solomon and Jonah show, in the present context the sign of Jonah is not an allusion to Jonah being three days in the belly of the fish, but to Jesus’ teaching about wisdom and repentance.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

As the crowds were increasing, he began saying, “This generation is an evil generation. It demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.

NLTNew Living Translation

As the crowd pressed in on Jesus, he said, “This evil generation keeps asking me to show them a miraculous sign. But the only sign I will give them is the sign of Jonah.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And as the crowds were increasing, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation! It demands a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah!

KJV 1900King James Version

And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.