• Luke 11:29
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures

    • 29 Τῶν Of the δὲ but ὄχλων crowds ἐπαθροιζομένων massing upon ἤρξατο he started λέγειν to be saying Ἡ The γενεὰ generation αὕτη this γενεὰ generation πονηρά wicked ἐστιν· is; σημεῖον sign ζητεῖ, it is seeking, καὶ and σημεῖον sign οὐ not δοθήσεται will be given αὐτῇ to it εἰ if μὴ not τὸ the σημεῖον sign Ἰωνᾶ. of Jonah.

  • Luke 11:29
    The Bible in Living English

    • 29 And while the crowds were collecting round him he began to say “This generation is a wicked generation; it is looking for a token and will be given none but the token of Jonah;

  • Luke 11:29
    American Standard Version

    • 29 And when the multitudes were gathering together unto him, he began to say, This generation is an evil generation: it seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah.

  • Luke 11:29
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 29 And as the multitudes were thronging together he began to be saying—This generation is a wicked generation: A sign it is seeking, And a sign shall not be given it,—Save the sign of Jonah.

  • Luke 11:29
    King James Version

    • 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 Study Notes—Chapter 11
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)

    • 11:29

      the sign of Jonah: On an earlier occasion, Jesus used the expression “the sign of Jonah” and explained it as referring to his death and resurrection. (Mt 12:39, 40) Jonah had compared his deliverance from the belly of the fish after “three days and three nights” to being raised from the Grave. (Jon 1:17–2:2) Jesus’ resurrection from the literal grave was to be just as real as Jonah’s deliverance from the belly of the fish. However, even when Jesus was resurrected after having been dead for parts of three days, his hard-hearted critics still refused to exercise faith in him. Jonah also served as a sign by means of his bold preaching, which moved the Ninevites to repent.​—Mt 12:41; Lu 11:32.