Luke 11:30
Good News Translation
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.

New Revised Standard Version
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be to this generation.

Contemporary English Version
Just as Jonah was a sign to the people of Nineveh, the Son of Man will be a sign to the people of today.

New American Bible
Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.

Douay-Rheims Bible
For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninivites; so shall the Son of man also be to this generation.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninivites; so shall the Son of man also be to this generation.

Luke 24:46,47 And he said to them: Thus it is written, and thus it behoved Christ to suffer and to rise again from the dead, the third day: . . .

Jonah 1:17 And the men feared the Lord exceedingly, and sacrificed victims to the Lord, and made vows.

Jonah 2:10 But I with the voice of praise will sacrifice to thee: I will pay whatsoever I have vowed for my salvation to the Lord.

Jonah 3:2 And the word of the Lord came to Jonah the second time saying:

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Matthew 12:40 For as Jonas was in the whale's belly three days and three nights: so shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

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Context
The Sign of Jonah
29And the multitudes running together, he began to say: This generation is a wicked generation. It asketh a sign: and a sign shall not be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. 30For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninivites; so shall the Son of man also be to this generation. 31The queen of the south shall rise in the judgment with the men of this generation and shall condemn them: because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. And behold more than Solomon here.…
Cross References
Ezekiel 24:24
And Ezekiel shall be unto you for a sign of things to come: according to all that he hath done, so shall you do, when this shall come to pass: and you shall know that I am the Lord God.

Jonah 1:1
And saviours shall come up into mount Sion to judge the mount of Esau: and the kingdom shall be for the Lord.

Jonah 3:4
And Jonah arose, and went to Ninive, according to the word of the Lord: now Ninive was a great city of three days' journey.

Matthew 12:41
The men of Ninive shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they did penance at the preaching of Jonas. And behold a greater than Jonas here.

Luke 11:29
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