The Sign of Jonah
29 As the crowds were increasing, he began saying, "This generation 11:29 Lk 7:31; 17:25; 21:32is an evil generation. 11:29–32 Mt 12:39–42; Mk 8:12It demands a sign, 11:29 Lk 11:16but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 11:29 Other mss add the prophet, 11:29 Jnh 1:1–4:9; Mt 16:430 For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man 11:30 Mk 2:10; Lk 5:24will be to this generation.31 The queen of the south 11:31 1Kg 10:1; 2Ch 9:1will rise up at the judgment 11:31 Lk 10:14with the men of this generation and condemn 11:31 Heb 11:7them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, 11:31 1Kg 4:34; Pr 1:1and look — something greater than Solomon is here.32 The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah’s preaching, and look — something greater than Jonah is here.