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Luke 11:30
He was dead three days and then came back. This miracle was to prove to the evil people in Nineveh that Jonah came from the Boss. God will do the same thing for his Top Hand.
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Christian Standard Bible®
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man
King James Version (1611)
For as Ionas was a signe vnto the Nineuites, so shall also the Sonne of man be to this generation.
For as Ionas was a signe vnto the Nineuites, so shall also the Sonne of man be to this generation.
King James Version
For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
English Standard Version
For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
New American Standard Bible
"For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
"For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
New Century Version
As Jonah was a sign for those people who lived in Nineveh, the Son of Man will be a sign for the people of this time.
As Jonah was a sign for those people who lived in Nineveh, the Son of Man will be a sign for the people of this time.
Amplified Bible
"For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man also be [a sign] to this generation.
"For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man also be [a sign] to this generation.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
"For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
Legacy Standard Bible
For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
Berean Standard Bible
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
Contemporary English Version
Just as Jonah was a sign to the people of Nineveh, the Son of Man will be a sign to the people of today.
Just as Jonah was a sign to the people of Nineveh, the Son of Man will be a sign to the people of today.
Complete Jewish Bible
For just as Yonah became a sign to the people of Ninveh, so will the Son of Man be for this generation.
For just as Yonah became a sign to the people of Ninveh, so will the Son of Man be for this generation.
Darby Translation
For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninevites, thus shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninevites, thus shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
Easy-to-Read Version
Jonah was a sign for those who lived in Nineveh. It is the same with the Son of Man. He will be a sign for the people of this time.
Jonah was a sign for those who lived in Nineveh. It is the same with the Son of Man. He will be a sign for the people of this time.
Geneva Bible (1587)
For as Ionas was a signe to the Niniuites: so shall also the Sonne of man bee to this generation.
For as Ionas was a signe to the Niniuites: so shall also the Sonne of man bee to this generation.
George Lamsa Translation
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of man be to this generation.
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of man be to this generation.
Good News Translation
In the same way that the prophet Jonah was a sign for the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign for the people of this day.
In the same way that the prophet Jonah was a sign for the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign for the people of this day.
Lexham English Bible
For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
Literal Translation
For even as Jonah became a miraculous sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
For even as Jonah became a miraculous sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
American Standard Version
For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
Bible in Basic English
For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of man be to this generation.
For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of man be to this generation.
Hebrew Names Version
For even as Yonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will also the Son of Man be to this generation.
For even as Yonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will also the Son of Man be to this generation.
International Standard Version
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Etheridge Translation
For as was Jaunon a sign to the Ninvoyee, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
For as was Jaunon a sign to the Ninvoyee, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
Murdock Translation
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of man be a sign to this generation.
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of man be a sign to this generation.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
For as Ionas was a signe to the Niniuites, so shall also the sonne of man be to this nation.
For as Ionas was a signe to the Niniuites, so shall also the sonne of man be to this nation.
English Revised Version
For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
World English Bible
For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will also the Son of Man be to this generation.
For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will also the Son of Man be to this generation.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
Weymouth's New Testament
For just as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a token to the present generation.
For just as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a token to the present generation.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
For as Jonas was a tokene to men of Nynyue, so mannus sone schal be to this generacioun.
For as Jonas was a tokene to men of Nynyue, so mannus sone schal be to this generacioun.
Update Bible Version
For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
Webster's Bible Translation
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of man be to this generation.
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of man be to this generation.
New English Translation
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
New King James Version
For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
New Living Translation
What happened to him was a sign to the people of Nineveh that God had sent him. What happens to the Son of Man will be a sign to these people that he was sent by God.
What happened to him was a sign to the people of Nineveh that God had sent him. What happens to the Son of Man will be a sign to these people that he was sent by God.
New Life Bible
As Jonah was something special to the people of the city of Nineveh, the Son of Man will be to the people of this day also.
As Jonah was something special to the people of the city of Nineveh, the Son of Man will be to the people of this day also.
New Revised Standard
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be to this generation.
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be to this generation.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
For, according as, Jonah, became, unto the Ninevites, a sign, so, shall be, the Son of Man also, unto this generation.
For, according as, Jonah, became, unto the Ninevites, a sign, so, shall be, the Son of Man also, unto this generation.
Douay-Rheims Bible
For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninivites; so shall the Son of man also be to this generation.
For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninivites; so shall the Son of man also be to this generation.
Revised Standard Version
For as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nin'eveh, so will the Son of man be to this generation.
For as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nin'eveh, so will the Son of man be to this generation.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
For as Ionas was a signe to the Ninivites so shall ye sonne of ma be to this nacio.
For as Ionas was a signe to the Ninivites so shall ye sonne of ma be to this nacio.
Young's Literal Translation
for as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of Man be to this generation.
for as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of Man be to this generation.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
For like as Ionas was a toke vnto the Niniuytes, so shal the sonne of man be vnto this generacion.
For like as Ionas was a toke vnto the Niniuytes, so shal the sonne of man be vnto this generacion.
Mace New Testament (1729)
for as the case of Jonas was a miraculous instance to the Ninevites, so shall the son of man be to this generation.
for as the case of Jonas was a miraculous instance to the Ninevites, so shall the son of man be to this generation.
Contextual Overview
29More and more folks crowded around Jesus as he talked, "All those ridin' for themselves keep asking me to do more and more miracles. But the only miracle they will see will be the same one the Boss did for Jonah.
30He was dead three days and then came back. This miracle was to prove to the evil people in Nineveh that Jonah came from the Boss. God will do the same thing for his Top Hand.
31The Queen of Sheba traveled all the way from her foreign land to listen to the wisdom of Solomon. On Judgment Day, she will condemn y'all because now there is one even wiser than he was.
32Even the people of Nineveh will talk bad about y'all on Judgment Day. They listened and did what Jonah told them to, but there is someone greater than even Jonah here, but y'all won't turn from your sorry ways.
33"No one lights an oil lamp at night and then puts a hat over it. They will put it on a high shelf so that it can shine for everyone to see.
34"Your eye is the oil lamp for your body. When your eyes are open to the truth, your whole body shines with light.
35But if you are only looking for the ways of the world to please you, then your eye is squeezed shut, and no light is within you.
36If your body is full of light, your whole life will shine bright and be blessed."
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Luke 24:46, Luke 24:47, Jonah 1:17, Jonah 2:10, Jonah 3:2-10, Matthew 12:40-42
Reciprocal: 2 Kings 20:9 - This sign Ezekiel 3:6 - of a strange speech and of an hard language Ezekiel 24:24 - Ezekiel Matthew 12:39 - no sign Matthew 16:1 - a sign Matthew 16:4 - but Mark 8:12 - There John 6:30 - What
Cross-References
Luke 1:7
They were both timeworn, and Elizabeth had never gotten pregnant despite her and her husband's many prayers.
They were both timeworn, and Elizabeth had never gotten pregnant despite her and her husband's many prayers.
Luke 1:36
And here's some more good news, your cousin Elizabeth is going to have a baby in about three months. I know she's old, but this just goes to show you God can and will do whatever he wants with whoever he wants.
And here's some more good news, your cousin Elizabeth is going to have a baby in about three months. I know she's old, but this just goes to show you God can and will do whatever he wants with whoever he wants.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninevites,.... As he was by lying three days and three nights in the whale's belly, and then cast on shore alive; which sign, or miracle was wrought to confirm his mission and message, and to engage the Ninevites to give credit to him, and repent, or they might assure themselves they would be utterly destroyed;
so shall also the son of man be to this generation; by lying three days and three nights in the heart of the earth, and then rising again from the dead the third day; and which should be done to confirm the truth of his Messiahship, and to declare him to be the Son of God with power, and to engage persons to believe in him; and to assure that wicked generation, that in case they remained, after such a sign, impenitent and unbelieving, wrath would come upon them to the uttermost; see Matthew 12:40.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
See the notes at Matthew 12:38-42.
