King James Version

Luke 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.

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The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “generation” (γενεὰ) before evil here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) does not include “it seeks after” (ζητεῖ,) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “seeks for” (ἐπιζητεῖ) before and here. The KJV’s Greek text (Textus Receptus) adds “the prophet” (τοῦ προφήτου.) after Jonah here.

Τῶνtōntheὁ (ho)article, genitive, plural, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.δὲdeAndδέconjunction — “And”G1161a weak adversative particle, generally placed second in its clause; but, on the other hand, and.This verse uses “and”.Andὄχλωνochlōnwhen the peopleὄχλος (ochlos)noun, genitive, plural, masculine — “when the people”, the of-formG3793a crowd, mob, the common people.when the peopleἐπαθροιζομένωνepathroizomenōnwere gathered thick togetherἐπαθροίζομαι (epathroizomai)verb, present passive participle, genitive, plural, masculine — “were gathered thick together”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1865I gather together, pass: I crowd upon (some one), press around.were gathered thick togetherἤρξατοērxatohe beganἄρχω (archō)verb, aorist middle indicative, 3rd person singular — “he began”, a single actionG757I reign, rule.he beganλέγεινlegeinto sayλέγω (legō)verb, present active infinitive — “to say”, an ongoing or repeated actionG3004(denoting speech in progress), (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command.This verse uses “say”.to sayἩhētheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, feminine — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.γενεὰgeneagenerationγενεάnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “generation”, the subject formG1074a generation; if repeated twice or with another time word, practically indicates infinity of time.generationαὕτηhautēthisοὗτος (houtos)demonstrative pronoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “this”, the subject formG3778this; he, she, it.This verse uses “this”.γενεὰgeneagenerationγενεάnoun, nominative, singular, feminine — “generation”, the subject formG1074a generation; if repeated twice or with another time word, practically indicates infinity of time.πονηράponēraevilπονηρός (ponēros)adjective, nominative, singular, feminine — “evil”, the subject formG4190evil, bad, wicked, malicious, slothful.This verse uses “evil”.ἐστινestinto beεἰμί (eimi)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to be”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1510I am, exist.σημεῖονsēmeiona signσημεῖονnoun, accusative, singular, neuter — “a sign”, the object formG4592a sign, miracle, indication, mark, token.This verse uses “a sign”.a signζητεῖzēteito seekζητέω (zēteō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “to seek”, an ongoing or repeated actionG2212I seek, search for, desire, require, demand.This verse uses “seek”.καὶkaiandκαίconjunction — “and”G2532and, even, also, namely.This verse uses “and”.andσημεῖονsēmeionsignσημεῖονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “sign”, the subject formG4592a sign, miracle, indication, mark, token.signοὐounoοὐadverb — “no”G3756no, not.δοθήσεταιdothēsetaibe givenδίδωμι (didōmi)verb, future passive indicative, 3rd person singular — “be given”, an action still aheadG1325I offer, give; I put, place.be givenαὐτῇautēitαὐτός (autos)personal pronoun, dative, singular, feminine — “it”, the to- or for-formG846he, she, it, they, them, same.itεἰeiifεἰconjunction — “if”G1487if.μὴmēnotμήadverb — “not”G3361not, lest.This verse uses “not”.τὸtotheὁ (ho)article, nominative, singular, neuter — “the”, the subject formG3588the, the definite article.σημεῖονsēmeionsignσημεῖονnoun, nominative, singular, neuter — “sign”, the subject formG4592a sign, miracle, indication, mark, token.the signἸωνᾶiōnaof JonasἸωνᾶς (iōnas)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “of Jonas”, the of-formG2495(Hebrew), Jonah, the Hebrew prophet.of Jonas

Textus Receptus Words Not in the SBL Text

ἐπιζητεῖepizēteithey seekἐπιζητέω (epizēteō)verb, present active indicative, 3rd person singular — “they seek”, an ongoing or repeated actionG1934I seek after, desire, search for, make inquiries about.τοῦtoutheὁ (ho)article, genitive, singular, masculine — “the”, the of-formG3588the, the definite article.προφήτουprophētouprophetπροφήτης (prophētēs)noun, genitive, singular, masculine — “prophet”, the of-formG4396a prophet, poet; a person gifted at expositing divine truth.

Literal (Young’s Literal Translation)

And the multitudes crowding together upon him, he began to say, 'This generation is evil, a sign it doth seek after, and a sign shall not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet,

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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the multitudes crowding together upon him, he began to say, 'This generation is evil, a sign it doth seek after, and a sign shall not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet,

World English Bible

When the multitudes were gathering together to him, he began to say, “ This is an evil generation . It seeks after a sign . No sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.

Darby Translation

But as the crowds thronged together, he began to say, This generation is a wicked generation: it seeks a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it but the sign of Jonas.

Douay-Rheims

And the multitudes running together, he began to say: This generation is a wicked generation: it asketh a sign, and a sign shall not be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

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