Luke 11:29

Luke 11:29 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the crowds were increasing, he began to say, "This generation is an evil generation. It seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And while the crowds were thickly gathered together, He began to say, “This is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.

Context of Luke 11:29

27While Jesus was saying these things, one of the women in the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb that bore You and the breasts at which You nursed.” 28But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.” As the crowds were increasing, He began to say, “This generation is a wicked generation; it seeks for a sign, and yet no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah. 30For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31The Queen of the South will rise up with the men of this generation at the judgment and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.

Luke 11:29 word by word

Τῶν δὲ ὄχλων ἐπαθροιζομένων ἤρξατο λέγειν· ἡ γενεὰ αὕτη γενεὰ πονηρά ἐστιν. σημεῖον ζητεῖ, καὶ σημεῖον οὐ δοθήσεται αὐτῇ εἰ μὴ τὸ σημεῖον ἸωνᾶRead the interlinear

• As the crowdsὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• were increasingἐπαθροίζομαιepathroizō · to collect/crowdG1865
• He beganἄρχωarchō · be firstG757
• to sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• generationγενεάgenea · generationG1074
• is a wickedπονηρόςponēros · evil/badG4190
• seeksζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• signσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• noοὐou · noG3756
• will be givenδίδωμιdidōmi · to giveG1325
• of JonahἸωνᾶςIōnas · JonahG2495

Cross-references for Luke 11:29

• Luke 12:1Under these circumstances, after so many thousands of people had gathered together that they were stepping on one another, He began saying to His disciples first of all, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
• Luke 14:25Now large crowds were going along with Him; and He turned and said to them,
• Luke 11:50so that the blood of all the prophets, shed since the foundation of the world, may be charged against this generation,
• Luke 9:41And Jesus answered and said, “You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.”
• Isaiah 57:3“But come here, you sons of a sorceress, Offspring of an adulterer and a prostitute.
• Matthew 3:7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
• Matthew 23:34“Therefore, behold, I am sending you prophets and wise men and scribes; some of them you will kill and crucify, and some of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and persecute from city to city,
• Mark 8:38For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in the glory of His Father with the holy angels.”
• John 8:44You are of your father the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth because there is no truth in him. Whenever he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own nature, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
• Acts 7:51“You men who are stiff-necked and uncircumcised in heart and ears are always resisting the Holy Spirit; you are doing just as your fathers did.
• Matthew 12:38Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
• Matthew 16:1The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.
• Mark 8:11The Pharisees came out and began to argue with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, to test Him.
• John 2:18The Jews then said to Him, “What sign do You show us as your authority for doing these things?”
• John 6:30So they said to Him, “What then do You do for a sign, so that we may see, and believe You? What work do You perform?
• 1 Corinthians 1:22For indeed Jews ask for signs and Greeks search for wisdom;

Commentaries on Luke 11:29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 29This is an evil generation - Or, This is a wicked race of men. See on Matthew 12:38-42; (note).Read the comment
• 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 11:29

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

In the dictionaries

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• Jonah, Book of
• Judgment
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• Seek
• Sign
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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