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A House Divided

Luke 11:16

In 9 translations

BSB
And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.
KJV
And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
WEB
Others, testing him, sought from him a sign from heaven.
ASV
And others, trying him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
LSV
and others, tempting, were asking [for] a sign out of Heaven from Him.
YLT
and others, tempting, a sign out of heaven from him were asking.
DBY
And others tempting [him] sought from him a sign out of heaven.
DRC
And others tempting, asked of him a sign from heaven.
GNV
And others tempted him, seeking of him a signe from heauen.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἐζήτουν elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place παρ᾽ elsewhere in this verse.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place αὐτοῦ elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἐζήτουν παρʼ αὐτοῦ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἐζήτουν παρʼ αὐτοῦ; Robinson–Pierpont read παρʼ αὐτοῦ ἐζήτουν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
ἕτεροι δὲ πειράζοντες σημεῖον ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ἐζήτουν παρʼ αὐτοῦ.
RP2018
Ἕτεροι δὲ πειράζοντες σημεῖον παρ’ αὐτοῦ ἐζήτουν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ.
TR-Boyd
Ἕτεροι δὲ πειράζοντες σημεῖον παρ᾿ αὐτοῦ ἐζήτουν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ.
SCR1894
ετεροι δε πειραζοντες σημειον παρ αυτου εζητουν εξ ουρανου

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Corinthians 1:22Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,
  • Matthew 12:38–39Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.” Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet…
  • Mark 8:11–12Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven. Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no…
  • Matthew 16:1–4Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven. But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’ and in the morning,…
  • John 6:30So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?

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