Luke 11:30
28 But He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
29 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.
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.
32 The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.
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.
Compare
- BSB
- For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
- KJV
- For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
- WEB
- For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will also be to this generation.
- ASV
- For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
- DARBY
- For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninevites, thus shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
- BLB
- For just as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
- ÅB
- For slik som Jonas ble et tegn for folket i Ninive, slik skal også Menneskesønnen bli det for denne slekt.
- OTB
- For slik som Jonas var et tegn for Ninevitterne, slik skal også Menneskesønnen være for denne generasjonen.
- B1930
- For likesom Jonas blev et tegn for folket i Ninive, således skal også Menneskesønnen bli det for denne slekt.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 12:40–42
For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Read in contextJonah 3:2–10
“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.”
Read in contextLuke 24:46–47
And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,
Read in contextJonah 1:17
Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish.
Read in contextJonah 2:10
And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
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