Luke 11:16

And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
others	Ἕτεροι Heteroi	G2087	(an- · adjective — nominative plural masculine
tempting	πειράζοντες peirazontes	G3985	to test (objectively) · verb — present active participle, nominative plural masculine
sought	ἐζήτουν ezētoun	G2212	to seek (literally or figuratively) · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural
of	παρ᾽ par᾽	G3844	properly · preposition
him	αὐτοῦ. autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
sign	σημεῖον sēmeion	G4592	an indication · noun — accusative singular neuter
from	ἐξ ex	G1537	literal or figurative · preposition
heaven	οὐρανοῦ ouranou	G3772	the sky · noun — genitive singular masculine

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Cross-references

1 Corinthians 1:22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
Matthew 12:38-39 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
Matthew 16:1-4 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
Mark 8:11-12 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.
John 6:30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 11:14-26

The substance of these verses we had in Mat 12:22, etc. Christ is here giving a general proof of his divine mission, by a particular proof of his power over Satan, his conquest of whom was an indication of his great design in coming into the world, which was, to destroy the works of the devil. Here too he gives an earnest of the success of that undertaking. He is here casting out a devil that made the poor possessed man dumb: in Matthew we are told that he was blind and dumb. When the devil was forced out by the word of Christ, the dumb spoke immediately, echoed to Christ's word, and the lips were opened to show forth his praise. Now, I. Some were affected with this miracle. The people wonde…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 11:14

BLIND AND DUMB DEMONIAC HEALED--CHARGE OF BEING IN LEAGUE WITH HELL, AND REPLY--DEMAND OF A SIGN, AND REPLY. (Luke 11:14-36) dumb--blind also (Mat 12:22).

Adam Clarke on Luke 11:14

Casting out a devil - See on Mat 12:22 (note).

John Gill on Luke 11:16

And others tempting him,.... Others of the Scribes and Pharisees, or Sadducees: sought of him a sign from heaven; See Gill on Matthew 12:38, Matthew 16:1.

John Calvin on Luke 11:16-23

Luke 11:16, 29-32 Matthew 12:38-42 Luke 11:16, 29-32 38. Then some of the scribes and Pharisees asked him, saying, Master, we desire to see a sign from thee. 39. But he answering said to them, A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh a sign, [160] and a sign shall not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet. 40. For as Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41. The men of Nineveh will rise in judgment with this generation, and will condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and, lo, a greater than Jonah is here. [161] 42. The queen of the south will rise…

The Church Fathers

And others, testing Him, sought a sign from heaven from Him. Either they wished for fire to come down from above in the manner of Elijah, or, similarly to Samuel, for thunder to roar, lightning to flash, and rains to fall in the summer, as if those could not also be slandered and said to have happened from hidden and varied passions of the air. But you, who slander those things which you see with your eyes, hold with your hands, feel with their benefit, what will you do with those things that have come from heaven? Surely, you will answer that the magicians in Egypt also performed many signs from the heavens.
— Bede, On the Gospel of Luke

But others by similar darts of envy sought of him a sign from heaven. As it follows, And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven. As if they said, "Although thou hast cast out a devil from the man, this is no proof however of Divine power. For we have not yet seen any thing like to the miracles of former times. Moses led the people through the midst of the sea, (Exod. 14) and Joshua his successor stayed the sun in Gibeon. (Josh. 10:13.) But thou hast shown us none of these things." For to seek signs from heaven showed that the speaker was at that time influenced by some feeling of this kind towards Christ.
— Cyril of Alexandria ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Miracle — An event in the external world brought about by the immediate agency or the simple volition of God, operating without the use of means capable of being discerned by the senses, and designed to…
Pharisees · .By Jesus — .By Jesus

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Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 11:14-26

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 11:14

Adam Clarke on Luke 11:14

John Gill on Luke 11:16

John Calvin on Luke 11:16-23

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 11:14-26

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 11:14

Adam Clarke on Luke 11:14

John Gill on Luke 11:16

John Calvin on Luke 11:16-23

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 11:15