LUKE—NOTE ON Luke 11:29 Verses Luke 11:29 answer the request of v. Luke 11:16. evil generation. The leaders of the day (see note on Matt. 12:39). no sign will be given. Compare Luke 16:31; John 12:9. The sign of Jonah refers first to Jonah’s “three days and nights in the belly of the great fish” (see note on Matt. 12:40), which foreshadows Jesus’ death and resurrection. Additionally, “the sign of Jonah” reflects the need to repent as Nineveh did.

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