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

28Jesus replied, ‘It is the people who hear God's message who are happy. They are happy if they obey it.’ 29The crowd around Jesus was growing very large, so he began to speak to them. ‘The people that are alive today are very bad,’ he said. ‘They want God to show them something powerful. But God will not do this for them. They will only see the same powerful thing that God did for Jonah. Jonah showed God's power to the people who lived in Nineveh. They knew that God had sent him. In the same way the Son of Man will show God's power to the people that are living today. Then they will know that God has sent me. 31Also, the queen of Sheba travelled a long way to see King Solomon. She wanted to hear his wise words. When God judges everyone, she will stand up. She will speak against you who are alive today. She will show that you are bad people. She listened to King Solomon. But look! There is someone here now who is greater than Solomon was. 32When God judges everyone, the people who lived in Nineveh will be there. They will stand up and they will speak against you. They will show that the people who are alive today are bad. When Jonah spoke to the people in Nineveh long ago, they stopped doing bad things. But look! There is someone here now who is greater than Jonah was.’

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 24:46He told them, ‘This is what it says there: The Messiah had to die. Then, after three days, he had to rise up and become alive again.
• Jonah 1:17But the Lord sent a great fish to swallow Jonah. Jonah was inside the fish's stomach for three days and three nights.
• Jonah 2:10Then the Lord told the great fish to spit Jonah out from its stomach. So it dropped Jonah onto the shore.
• Jonah 3:2He said, ‘Now go to that great city, Nineveh. Tell the people there the message that I will give to you.’
• Matthew 12:40Jonah stayed inside a big fish for three days and three nights. In the same way, the Son of Man will remain in the ground for three days and three nights.

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
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• Hinder
• Judgment
• Manner
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• 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