Luke 11:29 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 11:29 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 11:29 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 11:29 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
Luke 11:29 — World English Bible
Luke 11:29 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 — American Standard Version
Luke 11:29 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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,”
Luke 11:29 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 11:29 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But as the crowds thronged together, he began to say, This generation is a wicked generation: it seeks a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it but the sign of Jonas. ”
Luke 11:29 — Darby Translation
Luke 11:29 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And when the people were gathered thicke together, he began to say, This is a wicked generation: they seeke a signe, and there shall no signe be giuen them, but the signe of Ionas the Prophet.”
Luke 11:29 — Geneva Bible
Luke 11:29 in Context — Luke 11
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.
What Does Luke 11:29 Mean?
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