Luke 11:30
28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it.
29 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.
For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
32 The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas 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 Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Read in contextJonah 3:2–10
Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
Read in contextLuke 24:46–47
And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day:
Read in contextJonah 1:17
Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
Read in contextJonah 2:10
And the LORD spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
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