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Luke 11:30
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KJ21
For as Jonah was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of Man 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.
AMP
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.
AMPC
For [just] as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will also the Son of Man be [a sign] to this age and generation.
BRG
For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
CSB
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
CSBA
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
CEB
Just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Human One will be a sign to this generation.
CJB
For just as Yonah became a sign to the people of Ninveh, so will the Son of Man be for this generation.
CEV
Just as Jonah was a sign to the people of Nineveh, the Son of Man will be a sign to the people of today.
DARBY
For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninevites, thus shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
DLNT
For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man also will be to this generation.
DRA
For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninivites; so shall the Son of man also be to this generation.
ERV
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.
EASY
Jonah showed God's power to the people who lived in Nineveh. They knew that God had sent him. In the same way the Son of Man will show God's power to the people that are living today. Then they will know that God has sent me.
EHV
For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
ESV
For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
ESVUK
For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
EXB
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 [this generation].
GNV
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites: so shall also the son of man be to this generation.
GW
Just as Jonah became a miraculous sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a miraculous sign to the people living today.
GNT
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.
HCSB
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
ICB
Jonah was a sign for those people who lived in Nineveh. In the same way the Son of Man will be a sign for the people of this time.
ISV
because just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
PHILLIPS
Then as the people crowded closely around him, he continued, “This is an evil generation! It looks for a sign and it will be given no sign except that of Jonah. Just as Jonah was a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be a sign to this generation. When the judgment comes, the Queen of the South will rise up with the men of this generation and she will condemn them. For she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and there is more than the wisdom of Solomon with you now! The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and will condemn it. For they did repent when Jonah preached to them, and there is something more than Jonah’s preaching with you now!”
JUB
For as Jonah was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
KJV
For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
AKJV
For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
LSB
For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
LEB
For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
TLB
As the crowd pressed in upon him, he preached them this sermon: “These are evil times, with evil people. They keep asking for some strange happening in the skies to prove I am the Messiah, but the only proof I will give them is a miracle like that of Jonah, whose experiences proved to the people of Nineveh that God had sent him. My similar experience will prove that God has sent me to these people.
MSG
As the crowd swelled, he took a fresh tack: “The mood of this age is all wrong. Everybody’s looking for proof, but you’re looking for the wrong kind. All you’re looking for is something to titillate your curiosity, satisfy your lust for miracles. But the only proof you’re going to get is the Jonah-proof given to the Ninevites, which looks like no proof at all. What Jonah was to Nineveh, the Son of Man is to this age.
MEV
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
MOUNCE
For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be · a sign to this generation.
NOG
Just as Jonah became a miraculous sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a miraculous sign to the people living today.
NABRE
Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
NASB
For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
NASB1995
For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
NCB
For just as Jonah became a sign to the inhabitants of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
NCV
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.
NET
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
NIRV
He was a sign from God to the people of Nineveh. In the same way, the Son of Man will be a sign from God to the people of today.
NIV
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation.
NIVUK
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation.
NKJV
For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
NLV
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.
NLT
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.
NMB
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of man be to this nation.
NRSVA
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be to this generation.
NRSVACE
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be to this generation.
NRSVCE
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be to this generation.
NRSVUE
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be to this generation.
NTFE
“Jonah was a sign to the people of Nineveh; just so, the son of man will be a sign to this generation.
OJB
For just as Yonah became to the Ninevites an ot, so also the Ben HaAdam will be an ot to HaDor HaZeh.
RGT
“For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of Man be to this generation.
RSV
For as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nin′eveh, so will the Son of man be to this generation.
RSVCE
For as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nin′eveh, so will the Son of man be to this generation.
TLV
For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
VOICE
Just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will 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.
WE
Jonah was a sign to the men in the city of Nineveh. In the same way the Son of Man will be a sign to the people today.
WYC
For as Jonas was a token to men of Nineve, so man's Son shall 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.
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