Luke 11:29
And the multitudes crowding together on Him, He began to say, “This generation is evil, it seeks after a sign, and a sign will not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet,
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28And He said, “Indeed, rather, blessed those hearing the word of God, and keeping [it]!”
30for as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation.
Cross References
Isaiah 57:3“And you, come near here, || O sons of a sorceress, seed of an adulterer, || Even you commit whoredom.
Matthew 12:38Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we will to see a sign from You.”
Matthew 23:34Because of this, behold, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes, and of them you will kill and crucify, and of them you will scourge in your synagogues, and will pursue from city to city,
Mark 8:38For whoever may be ashamed of Me, and of My words, in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He may come in the glory of His Father with the holy messengers.”
Luke 11:16and others, tempting, were asking [for] a sign out of Heaven from Him.
Luke 12:1At which time the myriads of the multitude having been gathered together, so as to tread on one another, He began to say to His disciples, first, “Take heed to yourselves of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy;
Matthew Henry on Luke 11:28-29
Praise and a Blessing. 27 And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked. 28 But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they that hear the word of God, and keep it. We had not this passage in the other evangelists, nor can we tack it, as Dr. Hammond does, to that of Christ's mother and brethren desiring to speak with him (for this evangelist also has related that in ch. viii. 19… Read the whole commentary →