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Luke 11:29Luke.11.29

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.›

KJV

Greek original

Τῶν δὲ ὄχλων ἐπαθροιζομένων ἤρξατο λέγειν Ἡ γενεὰ αὕτη γενεὰ πονηρά ἐστιν σημεῖον ζητεῖ καὶ σημεῖον οὐ δοθήσεται αὐτῇ εἰ μὴ τὸ σημεῖον Ἰωνᾶ

Translations

Louis Segond 1910

Comme le peuple s'amassait en foule, il se mit à dire: Cette génération est une génération méchante; elle demande un miracle; il ne lui sera donné d'autre miracle que celui de Jonas.

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.›

Patristic reading

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  • Thomas Aquinas

    Summa Theologica

    an's purpose was to "scatter" those whom Christ "gathered" together [*Cf. Mat. 12:24-30 ; Mk. 3:22 ; Lk. 11:15-32 ]. Whether Christ began to work miracles when He changed water into wine at the marriage feast? Objection 1: It would seem that Christ did not begin to work miracles…
  • Various

    Patrologia Latina Vol. 165 (Migne)

    t tribus noctibus; ita erit et Filius hominis in corde terrae, 548 tribus diebus et tribus noctibus (Luc. XI, 29, 30) .» Ecce audistis, quid amplius quaeritis? Tribus enim diebus, et tribus noctibus, et non amplius erit Filius hominis in corde terrae. [Note: [Col. 1010D] Eamdem e…
  • Sedlacek

    CSCO 085 (Syr 40) — CSCO 085 (Syr 40) - Sedlacek 1922 - Dionysius bar Salibi Commentarii in Evangelia I.2 - v (incl I.1) (versio)

    tile suadeat nobis diabolus, ne ab eo ! Ps. cxi, 3. — ? MATTH., viri, 30,31. — ? MATTH., X11, 39; LUC., XI, 29. 10 15 20 CORPUS SCRIPTORUM CHRISTIANORUM ORIENTALIUM e d SCRIPTORES SYRI. SERIES SECUNDA: EXEGETICA, THEOLOGICA, PHILOSOPHICA. - Tomus. 61-6…

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