KJV 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.
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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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
WEB World English Bible
When the multitudes were gathering together to him, he began to say, “This is an evil generation. It seeks after a sign. No sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah, the prophet.
ASV American Standard Version
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.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
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,
Surrounding context — Luke 11
26 Then goeth he, and taketh [to him] seven other spirits more wicked than himself; and they enter in, and dwell there: and the last [state] of that man is worse than the first.
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.
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.
30 For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
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.
32 The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas [is] here.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΤῶνG3588 · hothe/this/whoδὲG1161 · dethenὄχλωνG3793 · ochloscrowdἐπαθροιζομένωνG1865 · epathroizomaito collect/crowdἤρξατοG757 · archōbe firstλέγειν·G3004 · legōto sayἡG3588 · hothe/this/whoγενεὰG1074 · geneagenerationαὕτηG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itγενεὰG1074 · geneagenerationπονηράG4190 · ponērosevil/badἐστιν.G1510 · eimito beσημεῖονG4592 · sēmeionsignζητεῖ,G2212 · zēteōto seekκαὶG2532 · kaiandσημεῖονG4592 · sēmeionsignοὐG3756 · ounoδοθήσεταιG1325 · didōmito giveαὐτῇG846 · autosit/s/heεἰG1487 · eiifμὴG3361 · mēnotτὸG3588 · hothe/this/whoσημεῖονG4592 · sēmeionsignἸωνᾶG2495 · IōnasJohn
Cross-references
Mark 8:11-12And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.Luke 11:16And others, tempting [him], sought of him a sign from heaven.Matthew 12:38-42Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.1 Corinthians 1:22For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:Mark 8:38Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.Luke 12:1In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.Matthew 3:7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?John 8:44Ye are of [your] father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.Luke 9:41And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.Matthew 23:34-36Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and [some] of them ye shall kill and crucify; and [some] of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute [them] from city to city:Luke 11:50That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation;Matthew 16:1-4The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.Acts 7:51-52Ye stiffnecked and uncircumcised in heart and ears, ye do always resist the Holy Ghost: as your fathers [did], so [do] ye.John 6:30They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?Luke 14:25-26And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them,John 2:18Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?Isaiah 57:3-4But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.
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