Luke 11:16

Luke 11:16 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
• New International Version (NIV)Others tested him by asking for a sign from heaven.
• English Standard Version (ESV)while others, to test him, kept seeking from him a sign from heaven.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Others, trying to test Jesus, demanded that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority.

Context of Luke 11:16

14And He was casting out a demon, and it was mute. So it was, when the demon had gone out, that the mute spoke; and the multitudes marveled. 15But some of them said, “He casts out demons by Beelzebub, the ruler of the demons.” Others, testing Him, sought from Him a sign from heaven. 17But He, knowing their thoughts, said to them: “Every kingdom divided against itself is brought to desolation, and a house divided against a house falls. 18If Satan also is divided against himself, how will his kingdom stand? Because you say I cast out demons by Beelzebub.

Luke 11:16 word by word

Ἕτεροι δὲ πειράζοντες σημεῖον ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἐζήτουν παρ᾽ αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• othersἕτεροςheteros · otherG2087
• temptingπειράζωpeirazō · to test/tempt: testG3985
• soughtζητέωzēteō · to seekG2212
• ofπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• a signσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772

Cross-references for Luke 11:16

• Matthew 12:38Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
• Matthew 16:1Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven.
• Mark 8:11Then the Pharisees came out and began to dispute with Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him.
• John 6:30Therefore they said to Him, “What sign will You perform then, that we may see it and believe You? What work will You do?
• 1 Corinthians 1:22For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom;

Commentaries on Luke 11:16

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14-23Verses 14-23 See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 12:22-30.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 14-26Verses 14-26 Christ's thus casting out the devils, was really the destroying of their power. The heart of every unconverted sinner is the devil's palace, where he dwells, and where he rules. There is a kind of peace in the heart of an unconverted soul, while the devil, as a strong man armed, keeps it. The sinner is secure, has no doubt concerning the goodness of his state, nor any dread of the judgment to come. But observe the wonderful change made in…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 14-32Jesus faced two challenges. He answered the first, an accusation that he was driving out demons by Satan's power (11:15), in 11:17–26. The second was a demand for "a sign from heaven" (11:16). He answered this in 11:29–32.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 11:16

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Pharisees

In the dictionaries

• Allow
• Clean
• Hinder
• Judgment
• Manner
• Miracle
• Ravening
• Seek
• Teach
• Tithe

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