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Luke 11

Luke 11:30

The Sign of Jonah · Luke 11:29–32
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Translations

Modern
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
Traditional
For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
Literal
For just as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
Latin
Nam sicut fuit Jonas signum Ninivitis, ita erit et Filius hominis generationi isti.

Original

Greek
English
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

Notes

Luke 11:29–30

The 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).

Luke 11:14–32

Jesus 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.

Events

Parallels

Jonah 3:1–10 Matthew 12:38–42

People

Jonah: Prophet swallowed by fish, preached to Nineveh

Places

Nineveh: The capital of Assyria, known for its wickedness and repentance

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Jonas Luke, Gospel of Miracle Nineveh, Ninevite Prophecy Sign Son of Man

Topics

Jesus, the Christ: Replies to the Scribes and Pharisees Who Seek a Sign from Him (In Galilee) Jonah is a Sign Pharisees: Hypocrisy of, Reproved by Jesus Symbols and Similitudes: Jonah