Lukas 11:30

11:30 For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, ¹  so the Son of Man will be a sign ²  to this generation. ³ 

Lukas 11:50

11:50 so that this generation may be held accountable ⁴  for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning ⁵  of the world, ⁶ 

[11:30]  ¹ tn Grk “to the Ninevites.” What the Ninevites experienced was Jonah’s message (Jonah 3:4, 10; 4:1).

[11:30]  ² tn The repetition of the words “a sign” are not in the Greek text, but are implied and are supplied here for clarity.

[11:30]  ³ tc Only the Western ms D and a few Itala mss add here a long reference to Jonah being in the belly of the fish for three days and nights and the Son of Man being three days in the earth, apparently harmonizing the text to the parallel in Matt 12:40.

[11:50]  ⁴ tn Or “that this generation may be charged with”; or “the blood of all the prophets… may be required from this generation.” This is a warning of judgment. These people are responsible for the shedding of prophetic blood.

[11:50]  ⁵ tn Or “foundation.” However, this does not suggest a time to the modern reader.

[11:50]  ⁶ tn The order of the clauses in this complicated sentence has been rearranged to simplify it for the modern reader.