Luke 11:16
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New International Version (©2011)
Others tested him by asking for a sign from heaven.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Others, trying to test Jesus, demanded that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority.

English Standard Version (©2001)
while others, to test him, kept seeking from him a sign from heaven.

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Others, to test Him, were demanding of Him a sign from heaven.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
And others, as a test, were demanding of Him a sign from heaven.

International Standard Version (©2012)
Others, wanting to test Jesus, kept asking him for a sign from heaven.

NET Bible (©2006)
Others, to test him, began asking for a sign from heaven.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
But others were testing him, and they were asking him for a sign from Heaven.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Others wanted to test Jesus and demanded that he show them some miraculous sign from heaven.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And others, testing him, sought of him a sign from heaven.

American King James Version
And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.

American Standard Version
And others, trying him , sought of him a sign from heaven.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And others tempting, asked of him a sign from heaven.

Darby Bible Translation
And others tempting him sought from him a sign out of heaven.

English Revised Version
And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.

Webster's Bible Translation
And others tempting him, sought from him a sign from heaven.

Weymouth New Testament
Others, to put Him to the test, asked Him for a sign in the sky.

World English Bible
Others, testing him, sought from him a sign from heaven.

Young's Literal Translation
and others, tempting, a sign out of heaven from him were asking.

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

11:14-26 Christ's thus casting out the devils, was really the destroying of their power. The heart of every unconverted sinner is the devil's palace, where he dwells, and where he rules. There is a kind of peace in the heart of an unconverted soul, while the devil, as a strong man armed, keeps it. The sinner is secure, has no doubt concerning the goodness of his state, nor any dread of the judgment to come. But observe the wonderful change made in conversion. The conversion of a soul to God, is Christ's victory over the devil and his power in that soul, restoring the soul to its liberty, and recovering his own interest in it and power over it. All the endowments of mind of body are now employed for Christ. Here is the condition of a hypocrite. The house is swept from common sins, by a forced confession, as Pharaoh's; by a feigned contrition, as Ahab's; or by a partial reformation, as Herod's. The house is swept, but it is not washed; the heart is not made holy. Sweeping takes off only the loose dirt, while the sin that besets the sinner, the beloved sin, is untouched. The house is garnished with common gifts and graces. It is not furnished with any true grace; it is all paint and varnish, not real nor lasting. It was never given up to Christ, nor dwelt in by the Spirit. Let us take heed of resting in that which a man may have, and yet come short of heaven. The wicked spirits enter in without any difficulty; they are welcomed, and they dwell there; there they work, there they rule. From such an awful state let all earnestly pray to be delivered.

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 16. - And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven. As in the case of Manoah or Elijah. Some such sign as the pillar of fire these cavilling Jews probably referred to. No doubt, in the course of the public teaching, in the presence of his mighty acts, Jesus was asked for such a sign on several occasions. His questioners would argue after this fashion: "We suspect that these great works of yours, especially your strange power over spirits of evil, are derived from the realm of darkness; now, show us that our suspicion is baseless by some splendid sign of the visible approval of Heaven."

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And others tempting him,.... Others of the Scribes and Pharisees, or Sadducees:

sought of him a sign from heaven; See Gill on Matthew 12:38, Matthew 16:1.

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A House Divided
14And he was casting out a devil, and it was dumb. And it came to pass, when the devil was gone out, the dumb spoke; and the people wondered. 15But some of them said, He casts out devils through Beelzebub the chief of the devils. 16And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven. …

Matthew 12:38 Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you."
Matthew 16:1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
Mark 8:11 The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven.
Luke 11:29 As the crowds increased, Jesus said, "This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
John 8:6 They were using this question as a trap,in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger.