Parallel Verses
Twentieth Century New Testament
While others, to test him, asked him for some sign from the heavens.
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.
An Understandable Version
Then others, trying to test Him, asked Him to perform a [supernatural] 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.
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 them said: "He drives out demons by the help of Baal-zebub, the chief of the demons"; 16 While others, to test him, asked him for some sign from the heavens. 17 Jesus himself, however, was aware of what they were thinking, and said to them: "Any kingdom wholly divided against itself becomes a desolation; and a divided house falls.
Cross References
Matthew 12:38-39
At this point, some Teachers of the Law and Pharisees interposed. "Teacher," they said, " we want to see some sign from you."
Matthew 16:1-4
Here the Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and, to test Jesus, requested him to show them some sign from the heavens.
Mark 8:11-12
Here the Pharisees came out, and began to argue with Jesus, asking him for some sign from the heavens, to test him.
John 6:30
"What sign, then," they asked, "are you giving, which we may see, and so believe you? What is the work that you are doing?
1 Corinthians 1:22
While Jews ask for miraculous signs, and Greeks study philosophy,