31 The queen of the south will rise up at the judgment with the people of this generation and condemn them, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something[a] greater than Solomon is here! 32 The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at the proclamation of Jonah, and behold, something[b] greater than Jonah is here!

Light and Darkness

33 “No one after[c] lighting a lamp puts it[d] in a cellar or under a bushel basket, but on a lampstand, so that those who come in can see the light.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 11:31 Here “something” is supplied in the translation because the adjective is neuter gender
  2. Luke 11:32 Here “something” is supplied in the translation because the adjective is neuter gender
  3. Luke 11:33 Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“lighting”) which is understood as temporal
  4. Luke 11:33 Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation