Luke 11:30

Luke 11:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
• New International Version (NIV)For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.

Context of Luke 11:30

28But He said, “On the contrary, blessed (happy, favored by God) are those who hear the word of God and continually observe it.” 29Now as the crowds were increasing [in number], He began to say, “This [present] generation is a wicked generation; it seeks a sign (attesting miracle), but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah [the prophet]. For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man also be [a sign] to this generation. 31The Queen of the South (the kingdom of Sheba) will rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and look, something greater than Solomon is here. 32The men of Nineveh will stand up [as witnesses] at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and look, something greater than Jonah is here.

Luke 11:30 word by word

καθὼς γὰρ ἐγένετο Ἰωνᾶς τοῖς Νινευίταις σημεῖον, οὕτως ἔσται καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• asκαθώςkathōs · as/just asG2531
• JonasἸωνᾶςIōnas · JonahG2495
• wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• a signσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• unto the Ninevitesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• unto the NinevitesΝινευΐτηςNineuitēs · NineviteG3536
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• shallεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• the Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• of manἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444
• toγενεάgenea · generationG1074
• thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778

Cross-references for Luke 11:30

• Luke 24:46and said, “And so it is written, that the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed) would suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,
• Jonah 1:17Now the Lord had prepared (appointed, destined) a great fish to swallow Jonah. And Jonah was in the stomach of the fish three days and three nights.
• Jonah 2:10So the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah up onto the dry land.
• Jonah 3:2“Go to Nineveh the great city and declare to it the message which I am going to tell you.”
• Matthew 12:40for just as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the sea monster, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

Commentaries on Luke 11:30

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 29-32Verses 29-32 See the notes at Matthew 12:38-42.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 29-36Verses 29-36 Christ promised that there should be one sign more given, even the sign of Jonah the prophet; which in Matthew is explained, as meaning the resurrection of Christ; and he warned them to improve this sign. But though Christ himself were the constant preacher in any congregation, and worked miracles daily among them, yet unless his grace humbled their hearts, they would not profit by his word. Let us not desire more evidence and fuller teaching…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 29-30The sign of Jonah might refer to the resurrection of Jesus. Jonah's time in the fish was a sign to the Ninevites that God had sent him, similar to the time Jesus spent in the grave ("in the heart of the earth"; Matthew 12:40). It could also mean that both Jonah and Jesus preached God's warning to repent (see Luke 11:32).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 29-3229-32. (See on Mt 12:39-42.)Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 11:30

• Jesus, the Christ
• Jonah
• Pharisees
• Symbols and Similitudes

In the dictionaries

• Son of man
• Allow
• Clean
• Hinder
• Judgment
• Manner
• Ravening
• Seek
• Sign
• Teach

Commentaries on Luke 11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings