Luke 11:29 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
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.
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
Then, as the crowds were quickly gathering, he began to say: “This generation is a wicked generation: it seeks a sign. But no sign will be given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
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.
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
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.
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
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.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
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.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It seeks a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.
BSB Berean Standard Bible
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.
ASV 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.
LSV Literal Standard Version
And the multitudes crowding together on Him, He began to say, “This generation is evil, it seeks after a sign, and a sign will not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet,
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Darby 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.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
And when the people were assembled in crowds, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
And when the people were gathered thicke together, he began to say, This is a wicked generation: they seeke a signe, and there shall no signe be giuen them, but the signe of Ionas the Prophet.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
As the crowds were increasing, Jesus began to say, “This generation is an evil generation. It seeks a sign, though no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.
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Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
When the people were gadered thicke to geder: he began to saye. This is an evyll nacion: they seke a signe and ther shall no signe be geven them but the signe of Ionas the Prophet.
Individual translator
YLT 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,
FBV Free Bible Version
As people crowded around him, Jesus began telling them, “This is an evil generation for it's looking for some miraculous sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
And when a great number of people came together to him, he said, This generation is an evil generation: it is looking for a sign and no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah.
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Y como las gentes acudiesen de todas partes, comenzó á decir: Esta generación, generación malvada es: señal pide, y no le será dada, sino la señal del Propheta Jonás.
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Y juntándose las gentes á él, comenzó á decir: Esta generación mala es: señal busca, mas señal no le será dada, sino la señal de Jonás.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
Como la gente seguía llegando, Jesús comenzó a decirles: «Esta es una generación de gente malvada. Pide una señal milagrosa, pero la única señal que se le dará será lo que le pasó a Jonás.
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Mientras se aglomeraba la multitud, Él dijo: Esta generación es perversa. Busca una señal, pero solo se le dará la señal de Jonás.
Read in context · Palabra de Dios para ti © 2020 Asociación Bíblica Latinoamericana. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spapddpt/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
A medida que la gente se amontonaba a su alrededor, Jesús comenzó a decir: “Esta es una generación maligna, pues están buscando una señal milagrosa, pero no se les dará ninguna señal, sino la señal de Jonás.
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
Como la gente se juntaba aún más, Jesús comenzó a decir: Esta generación es mala. Busca una señal, pero no se le dará otra señal sino la señal de Jonás.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
Τῶν δὲ ὄχλων ἐπαθροιζομένων ἤρξατο λέγειν· ἡ γενεὰ αὕτη γενεὰ πονηρά ἐστι· σημεῖον ζητεῖ, καὶ σημεῖον οὐ δοθήσεται αὐτῇ εἰ μὴ τὸ σημεῖον Ἰωνᾶ τοῦ προφήτου.
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
των δε οχλων επαθροιζομενων ηρξατο λεγειν· η γενεα αυτη γενεα πονηρα εστιν· σημειον ζητει, και σημειον ου δοθησεται αυτη ει μη το σημειον ιωνα του προφητου.
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
Τῶν δὲ ὄχλων ἐπαθροιζομένων ἤρξατο λέγειν, Ἡ γενεὰ αὕτη πονηρά ἐστι· σημεῖον ἐπιζητεῖ, καὶ σημεῖον οὐ δοθήσεται αὐτῇ, εἰ μὴ τὸ σημεῖον Ἰωνᾶ τοῦ προφήτου.
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
των δε οχλων επαθροιζομενων ηρξατο λεγειν η γενεα αυτη πονηρα εστιν σημειον επιζητει και σημειον ου δοθησεται αυτη ει μη το σημειον ιωνα του προφητου
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
Τῶν δὲ ὄχλων ἐπαθροιζομένων ἤρξατο λέγειν Ἡ γενεὰ αὕτη γενεὰ πονηρά ἐστιν· σημεῖον ζητεῖ, καὶ σημεῖον οὐ δοθήσεται αὐτῇ εἰ μὴ τὸ σημεῖον Ἰωνᾶ.
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
Τῶν δὲ ὄχλων ἐπαθροιζομένων ἤρξατο λέγειν· Ἡ γενεὰ αὕτη ⸀γενεὰ πονηρά ἐστιν· σημεῖον ⸀ζητεῖ καὶ σημεῖον οὐ δοθήσεται αὐτῇ εἰ μὴ τὸ σημεῖον ⸀Ἰωνᾶ
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Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
Turbis autem concurrentibus cœpit dicere: Generatio hæc, generatio nequam est: signum quærit, et signum non dabitur ei, nisi signum Jonæ prophetæ.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
Наро́дѡмъ же собира́ющымсѧ нача́тъ гл҃ати: ро́дъ се́й лꙋка́въ є҆́сть: зна́менїѧ и҆́щетъ, и҆ зна́менїе не да́стсѧ є҆мꙋ̀, то́кмѡ зна́менїе і҆ѡ́ны прⷪ҇ро́ка:
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
Когда же народ стал сходиться во множестве, Он начал говорить: род сей лукав, он ищет знамения, и знамение не дастся ему, кроме знамения Ионы пророка;
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
Και ενώ οι όχλοι συνηθροίζοντο, ήρχισε να λέγη· Η γενεά αύτη είναι πονηρά· σημείον ζητεί, και σημείον δεν θέλει δοθή εις αυτήν ειμή το σημείον Ιωνά του προφήτου.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
А народу који се скупљаше стаде говорити: Род је овај зао; иште знак, и неће му се дати знак осим знака Јоне пророка;
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
A narodu koji se skupljaše stade govoriti: Rod je ovaj zao; ište znak, i neće mu se dati znak osim znaka Jone proroka;
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
وَفِيمَا كَانَ ٱلْجُمُوعُ مُزْدَحِمِينَ، ٱبْتَدَأَ يَقُولُ: «هَذَا ٱلْجِيلُ شِرِّيرٌ. يَطْلُبُ آيَةً، وَلَا تُعْطَى لَهُ آيَةٌ إِلَّا آيَةُ يُونَانَ ٱلنَّبِيِّ.
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC