Luke 11:29
As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
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ASV
And when the multitudes were gathering together unto him, he began to say, This generation is an evil generation: it seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah.
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.
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Commentary
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24 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Τῶν | Tōn | Of the | G3588 → |
| δὲ | de | now | G1161 → |
| ὄχλων | ochlōn | crowds | G3793 → |
| ἐπαθροιζομένων | epathroizomenōn | being pressed around together | G1865 → |
| ἤρξατο | ērxato | He began | G757 → |
| λέγειν· | legein | to say; | G3004 → |
| ἡ | hē | <the> | G3588 → |
| γενεὰ | genea | generation | G1074 → |
| αὕτη | hautē | this | G3778 → |
| γενεὰ | genea | generation | G1074 → |
| πονηρά | ponēra | an evil | G4190 → |
| ἐστιν. | estin | is. | G1510 → |
| σημεῖον | sēmeion | a sign | G4592 → |
| ζητεῖ, | zētei | it seeks after, | G2212 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| σημεῖον | sēmeion | a sign | G4592 → |
| οὐ | ou | not | G3756 → |
| δοθήσεται | dothēsetai | will be given | G1325 → |
| αὐτῇ | autēa | to it | G846 → |
| εἰ | ei | only | G1487 → |
| μὴ | mē | except | G3361 → |
| τὸ | to | the | G3588 → |
| σημεῖον | sēmeion | sign | G4592 → |
| Ἰωνᾶ | Iōna | of Jonah | G2495 → |
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