American Standard Version
Luke 11:30
30For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
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, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. 29And 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. For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. 31The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here. 32The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.
Read all of Luke 11Luke 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
Cross-references for Luke 11:30
- Luke 24:46and he said unto them, Thus it is written, that the Christ should suffer, and rise again from the dead the third day;
- Jonah 1:17And Jehovah prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah; and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
- Jonah 2:10And Jehovah spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
- Jonah 3:2Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee.
- Matthew 12:40for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale; so shall 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
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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
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