Verse Lens · Context pointer
Luke 11:30 Explained in Context
Use this verse as a doorway into the larger passage—not as an isolated saying.
Verse 30. 30For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
King James Version — public domain in the United States · Bible text and permissions
Role in This Section
Luke 11:30 marks the selected action or claim in Luke 11:29–11:36 at Luke 11:30: “For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation”.
Read It With
- Luke 11:29–11:36
Read Luke 11:30 with 11:29–11:36. In isolation, this contribution—marks the selected action or claim in Luke 11:29–11:36 at Luke 11:30: “For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation”—can be detached from its speaker, audience, scene or teaching sequence, and outcome. The complete unit establishes: Jesus refuses a sign-demanding generation beyond Jonah, invokes Gentile witnesses who responded to Solomon and Jonah, and joins eye, lamp, and whole-body light as a call to receptive discernment.
Continue in Context
Read the complete section for the connected explanation and how it should shape life. This verse is a doorway into that passage, not a saying that stands alone.
Read Luke 11:29–11:36 — Jonah, Solomon, and the Lamp Demand Responsive SightSources used for this context pointer
How certain is this explanation? strong
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Biblical text
King James (Authorized) Version — eng-kjv2006
eBible.org and CrossWire Bible Society
USFM archive eng-kjv2006_usfm.zip; source files dated 2026-08-19; downloaded 2026-08-24; archive SHA-256 aec1b3b26c622fd3d963d2bbac963016b9513246ffbfa20da00bb100372ea007; normalized corpus SHA-256 09aef51d90488aa7b9722b3fd9a93f4b25f6bf2064c5fd798fb39673c300ddf2.
Supports: Exact displayed KJV wording, verse order, paragraph metadata, supplied-word markup, and coverage.
Exact location: Luke 11:29–11:36, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM-derived repository corpus
Open source ↗Greek textual evidence
The Greek New Testament: SBL Edition
Michael W. Holmes, editor; Society of Biblical Literature and Logos
Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software, 2010
Supports: Greek wording and sentence relations; the edition is not treated as a complete apparatus.
Exact location: Faithlife SBLGNT official repository, data/sblgnt/text/Luke.txt, 11:29–11:36
Open the Luke Greek text file ↗open translation and translator notes
NET Bible First Edition Notes: Luke
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press, 2006
Supports: Verse-level translation, syntax, KJV-language clarification, historical notes, Synoptic parallels, and textual alternatives.
Exact location: NET Bible First Edition Luke PDF, exact tn/tc/sn entries attached to Luke 11:29–11:36
Open source ↗