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Luke 11:29

Jonah
Faith

27 As Jesus was saying these things, a woman in the crowd raised her voice and said, “Blessed is the womb that bore You, and blessed are the breasts that nursed You!”

28 But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”

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

30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

31 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
KJV
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.
WEB
When the multitudes were gathering together to him, he began to say, “This is an evil generation. It seeks after a sign. No sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.
ASV
And when the multitudes were gathering together unto him, he began to say, This generation is an evil generation: it seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah.
DARBY
But as the crowds thronged together, he began to say, This generation is a wicked generation: it seeks a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it but the sign of Jonas.
BLB
Now the crowds being pressed around together, He began to say, “This generation is an evil generation; it seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.
ÅB
Da nå folket strømmet til, tok han til orde: Denne slekt er en ond slekt; den krever tegn, og tegn skal ikke gis den, uten Jonas' tegn.
OTB
Da folkemengdene økte, begynte Han å si: "Dette er en ond generasjon. Den søker et tegn, men intet tegn skal bli gitt den bortsett fra Jonas' tegn.
B1930
Da nu folket strømmet til, tok han til orde: Denne slekt er en ond slekt; den krever tegn, og tegn skal ikke gis den, uten Jonas' tegn.

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  • Luke 11:16

    And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.

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  • Mark 8:11–12

    Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.

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  • Matthew 12:38–42

    Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”

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  • 1 Corinthians 1:22

    Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,

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  • Luke 12:1

    In the meantime, a crowd of many thousands had gathered, so that they were trampling one another. Jesus began to speak first to His disciples: “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

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  • Matthew 3:7

    But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

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  • Mark 8:38

    If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

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  • Luke 14:25–26

    Large crowds were now traveling with Jesus, and He turned and said to them,

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