The Sign of Jonah
Luke 11:30
In 9 translations
- BSB
- For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
- KJV
- For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
- WEB
- For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will also be to this generation.
- ASV
- For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
- LSV
- for as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation.
- YLT
- for as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of Man be to this generation.
- DBY
- For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninevites, thus shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
- DRC
- For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninivites; so shall the Son of man also be to this generation.
- GNV
- For as Ionas was a signe to the Niniuites: so shall also the Sonne of man bee to this generation.
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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (4)
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Westcott–Hort include ὁ (“the”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place τοῖς elsewhere in this verse.
- Spelling of Νινευίταις: Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort: Νινευείταις.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place Νινευίταις elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: Ἰωνᾶς. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read Ἰωνᾶς; Westcott and Hort (1881) read ὁ Ἰωνᾶς.
- SBLGNT: τοῖς Νινευίταις σημεῖον. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read τοῖς Νινευίταις σημεῖον; Robinson–Pierpont read σημεῖον τοῖς Νινευίταις.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καθὼς γὰρ ἐγένετο Ἰωνᾶς τοῖς Νινευίταις σημεῖον, οὕτως ἔσται καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ.
- RP2018
- Καθὼς γὰρ ἐγένετο Ἰωνᾶς σημεῖον τοῖς Νινευΐταις, οὕτως ἔσται καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ.
- TR-Boyd
- Καθὼς γὰρ ἐγένετο Ἰωνᾶς σημεῖον τοῖς Νινευΐταις, οὕτως ἔσται καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ.
- SCR1894
- καθως γαρ εγενετο ιωνας σημειον τοις νινευιταις ουτως εσται και ο υιος του ανθρωπου τη γενεα ταυτη
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In the reference works topics that cite this verse
NinevitesJonas (2)Jonah, the Book ofDiscrepancies, BiblicalMarthaPhariseesGuiltLuke, the Gospel ofSymbols and SimilitudesMark, the Gospel According to
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Cross-references most cited first
- Matthew 12:40–42For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this…
- Jonah 3:2–10“Get up! Go to the great city of Nineveh and proclaim to it the message that I give you.” This time Jonah got up and went to Nineveh, in accordance with the word of the LORD. Now Nineveh was an exceedingly great city,…
- Jonah 1:17Now the LORD had appointed a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah spent three days and three nights in the belly of the fish.
- Luke 24:46–47And He told them, “This is what is written: The Christ will suffer and rise from the dead on the third day, and in His name repentance and forgiveness of sins will be proclaimed to all nations, beginning in Jerusalem.
- Jonah 2:10And the LORD commanded the fish, and it vomited Jonah onto dry land.
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