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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)What happened to him was a sign to the people of Nineveh that God had sent him. What happens to the Son of Man will be a sign to these people that he was sent by God.

Context of Luke 11:30

28He replied, “Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.” 29As 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. For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, for she came from the ends of the earth to listen to Solomon’s wisdom; and now something greater than Solomon is here. 32The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and now 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 24:46He told them, “This is what is written: The Messiah will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day,
• Jonah 1:17Now the Lord provided a huge fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
• Jonah 2:10And the Lord commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
• Jonah 3:2“Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message I give you.”
• Matthew 12:40For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish, so the Son of Man will 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