The Sign of Jonah

29 And as[a] the crowds were increasing, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation! It demands a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah! 30 For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation. 31 The queen of the south will rise up at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something[b] greater than Solomon is here! 32 The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and behold, something[c] greater than Jonah is here!

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 11:29 Here “as” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“were increasing”)
  2. Luke 11:31 Here “something” is supplied in the translation because the adjective is neuter gender
  3. Luke 11:32 Here “something” is supplied in the translation because the adjective is neuter gender