Luke 11:29

And the multitudes crowding together upon him, he began to say, 'This generation is evil, a sign it doth seek after, and a sign shall not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet,

Young's Literal Translation

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

28And he said, 'Yea, rather, happy those hearing the word of God, and keeping [it]!'

30for as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of Man be to this generation.

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Cross References

Isaiah 57:3And ye, come near hither, O sons of a sorceress, seed of an adulterer, Even thou dost commit whoredom.

Matthew 12:38Then answered certain of the scribes and Pharisees, saying, 'Teacher, we will to see a sign from thee.'

Matthew 23:34'Because of this, lo, I send to you prophets, and wise men, and scribes, and of them ye will kill and crucify, and of them ye 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 also shall be ashamed of him, when he may come in the glory of his Father, with the holy messengers.'

Luke 11:16and others, tempting, a sign out of heaven from him were asking.

Luke 12:1At which time the myriads of the multitude having been gathered together, so as to tread upon one another, he began to say unto 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 →

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