Luke 11:30
For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
Luke 11:30 in other translations
| BSB | For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation. |
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| WEB | For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will also be to this generation. |
| ASV | For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation. |
| YLT | for as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of Man be to this generation. |
| DARBY | For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninevites, thus shall also the Son of man be to this generation. |
| BBE | For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of man be to this generation. |
| Webster | For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of man be to this generation. |
What does Luke 11:30 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 11:29-32
29-32. (See on Mt 12:39-42.)
Barnes' Notes
Verse 30.
(p) "Jonas" Jonah 1:17, 2:10
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 11:29-36
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…
Luke 11:30 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 11:30
- Matthew 12:40-42
For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here. The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
- Jonah 3:2-10
Arise, go unto Nineveh, that great city, and preach unto it the preaching that I bid thee. So Jonah arose, and went unto Nineveh, according to the word of the Lord. Now Nineveh was an exceeding great city of three days’ journey. And Jonah began to enter into the city a day’s journey, and he cried, and said, Yet forty days, and Nineveh shall be overthrown. So the people of Nineveh believed God, and proclaimed a fast, and put on sackcloth, from the greatest of them even to the least of them. …
- Luke 24:46-47
And said unto them, Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer, and to rise from the dead the third day: And that repentance and remission of sins should be preached in his name among all nations, beginning at Jerusalem.
- Jonah 1:17
Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.
- Jonah 2:10
And the Lord spake unto the fish, and it vomited out Jonah upon the dry land.
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Context
- Luke 11:29
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.
- Luke 11:30
For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
- Luke 11:31
The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon is here.
Luke 11:30 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Porque como Jonás fué señal á los Ninivitas, así también será el Hijo del hombre á esta generación. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Car comme Jonas fut un signe aux Ninivites, ainsi aussi sera le fils de l’homme à cette génération. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Denn gleichwie Jonas den Niniviten ein Zeichen war, so wird es auch der Sohn des Menschen diesem Geschlecht sein. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Nam sicut fuit Jonas signum Ninivitis, ita erit et Filius hominis generationi isti. |