Luke 11:29-32
Chapter 11
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As the crowd grew larger, Jesus spoke these words:
“People of today are troubled. They ask for a sign, but no sign will be given to them except the sign of Jonah.
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As Jonah became a sign for the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be a sign for this generation.
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The Queen of the South will rise up on Judgment Day with the people of these times to accuse them, for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and here there is greater than Solomon.
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The people of Nineveh will also rise up on Judgment Day with these times to accuse them, for Jonah’s preaching caused them to turn from their sins, and here there is greater than Jonah.
Commentaries
The Sign of Jonah.
This passage expands and clarifies Jesus’ response to those who asked him for miraculous signs (16); his signs or miracles presuppose an attitude of faith because only from this attitude can the believer recognize and observe divine action. That is why Jesus calls ‘this generation,’ his adversaries, perverse, because they will never be able to see divine action in his words and signs due to their arrogance and foolishness.