"And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and the…" — Luke 11:29

Luke 11:29 · 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

Verse 28

But he said, Yea rather, blessed {are} they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

Verse 30

For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

Luke 11 — Context

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.

But he said, Yea rather, blessed {are} they that hear the word of God, and keep it.

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.

For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

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.

Cross References

Mark 8:11-12

And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.

Luke 11:16

And others, tempting {him}, sought of him a sign from heaven.

1 Corinthians 1:22

For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

Matthew 12:38-42

Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.

Matthew 3:7

But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

Luke 12:1

In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Matthew 23:34-36

Wherefore, behold, I send unto you prophets, and wise men, and scribes: and {some} of them ye shall kill and crucify; and {some} of them shall ye scourge in your synagogues, and persecute {them} from city to city: