John Gill's Exposition on Luke 11:29

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Exposition of the Old and New Testament
John Gill (1697–1771) · 18th-century historical commentary
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And when the people were gathered thick together, etc.] Upon this woman's lifting up her voice, and saying the things she did; or rather to see what sign he would give, which some had desired (<421116>Luke 11:16) he began to say, this is an evil generation. The Alexandrian copy, two copies of Beza's, and the Vulgate Latin, and Arabic versions read, “this generation is an evil generation”; and also it was an “adulterous one”, as is added in (<401239>Matthew 12:39) they seek a sign; for they had asked one of him, (<421116>Luke 11:16) and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet; one like unto it: (see Gill on “<401239>Matthew 12:39”)

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