Parallel Verses
An Understandable Version
Then others, trying to test Him, asked Him to perform a [supernatural] sign from heaven.
New American Standard Bible
Others,
King James Version
And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
Holman Bible
And others, as a test,
International Standard Version
Others, wanting to test Jesus, kept asking him for a sign from heaven.
A Conservative Version
And others, challenging, sought from him a sign from the sky.
American Standard Version
And others, trying him , sought of him a sign from heaven.
Amplified
Others, trying to test Him, were demanding of Him a sign from heaven.
Anderson New Testament
And others, that they might tempt him, asked of him a sign from heaven.
Bible in Basic English
And others, testing him, were looking for a sign from heaven from him.
Common New Testament
Others, testing him, sought from him a sign from heaven.
Daniel Mace New Testament
others, to try him, desir'd he would show some miraculous sign in the heaven.
Darby Translation
And others tempting him sought from him a sign out of heaven.
Godbey New Testament
And others tempting, continued to seek with Him a sign from heaven.
Goodspeed New Testament
Others to test him asked him for a sign from heaven.
John Wesley New Testament
And others tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
Julia Smith Translation
And others, tempting, sought a sign of him from heaven.
King James 2000
And others, testing him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And others, [in order to] test [him], were demanding from him a sign from heaven.
Modern King James verseion
And others, tempting Him, sought a sign from Heaven from him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And others tempted him seeking of him a sign from heaven.
Moffatt New Testament
Others by way of tempting him demanded he should give them a Sign from heaven.
Montgomery New Testament
Others, tempting him, kept seeking from him a sign from heaven.
NET Bible
Others, to test him, began asking for a sign from heaven.
New Heart English Bible
Others, testing him, sought from him a sign from heaven.
Noyes New Testament
and others, to make trial of him, asked of him a sign from heaven.
Sawyer New Testament
and others, trying him, asked of him a sign from heaven.
The Emphasized Bible
and, others, putting him to the test, a sign out of heaven, were seeking from him.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
But others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
Twentieth Century New Testament
While others, to test him, asked him for some sign from the heavens.
Webster
And others tempting him, sought from him a sign from heaven.
Weymouth New Testament
Others, to put Him to the test, asked Him for a sign in the sky.
Williams New Testament
But others, to test Him, were demanding from Him a spectacular sign from heaven.
World English Bible
Others, testing him, sought from him a sign from heaven.
Worrell New Testament
And others, tempting, were seeking of Him a sign from heaven.
Worsley New Testament
and others, to try Him, desired of Him a sign from heaven.
Youngs Literal Translation
and others, tempting, a sign out of heaven from him were asking.
Themes
Christ » Touched by others » Tried by his enemies
Jesus Christ » History of » Heals a demoniac, and denounces the scribes and pharisees (in galilee)
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Luke 11:16
Verse Info
Context Readings
A House Divided Cannot Stand
15 But some of the people said, "He is driving out evil spirits by [the power of] Beelzebub, the chief of evil spirits." 16 Then others, trying to test Him, asked Him to perform a [supernatural] sign from heaven. 17 But, knowing their thoughts, Jesus said to them, "Every kingdom [plagued] with internal division will end in ruin. And a household divided from within will fall.
Cross References
Matthew 12:38-39
Then certain experts in the law of Moses and some Pharisees answered Jesus, saying, "Teacher, we would like to see you perform a [supernatural] sign."
Matthew 16:1-4
The Pharisees and Sadducees came [and attempted] to test Jesus [by] asking Him to perform a [supernatural] sign from heaven.
Mark 8:11-12
The Pharisees and Sadducees [i.e., these were strict sects of the Jewish religion], came out and began disputing with Jesus, asking for a [supernatural] sign from Him, [in an attempt] to test Him.
John 6:30
And they said to Him, "What kind of a [miraculous] sign will you perform so that we can see it and [then] believe [in] you? What [kind of] deed will you perform?
1 Corinthians 1:22
Now Jews ask for [miraculous] signs and Greeks [i.e., Gentiles] are looking for wisdom,