Luke 11:29-36

The Sign of Jonah

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. ¹

30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

31 The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.

32 The men of Nineveh will stand at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and now One greater than Jonah is here.

The Lamp of the Body

33 No one lights a lamp and puts it in a cellar or under a basket. Instead, he sets it on a stand, so those who enter can see the light. ²

34 Your eye is the lamp of your body. When your eyes are good, ^[a] your whole body also is full of light. But when they are bad, ^[b] your body is full of darkness.

35 Be careful, then, that the light within you is not darkness.

36 So if your whole body is full of light, with no part of it in darkness, you will be radiant, as though a lamp were shining on you.”

Cross References

• 1. (Jonah 3:1–10; Matthew 12:38–42)
• 2. (Matthew 6:22–24)

Footnotes

• [a] Literally When your eye is sound; see Proverbs 22:9.
• [b] Literally when it is evil; see Proverbs 23:6 and Proverbs 28:22.