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Source language
Original Greek   
καθὼς γὰρ ἐγένετο ⸀Ἰωνᾶς ⸂τοῖς Νινευίταις σημεῖον⸃, οὕτως ἔσται καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
kathos gar egeneto rIonas [?]tois Nineuitais semeion[?], outos estai kai o uios tou anthropou te genea taute.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
nam sicut Ionas fuit signum Ninevitis ita erit et Filius hominis generationi isti

King James Variants
American King James Version   
For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
For as Jonah was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
Authorized (King James) Version   
For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
New King James Version   
For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
21st Century King James Version   
For as Jonah was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of Man be to this generation.

Other translations
American Standard Version   
For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
“For just as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites thus also The Son of Man shall be to this generation.”
Darby Bible Translation   
For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninevites, thus shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
For as Jonas was a sign to the Ninivites; so shall the Son of man also be to this generation.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
God's Word   
Just as Jonah became a miraculous sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a miraculous sign to the people living today.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
International Standard Version   
because just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
NET Bible   
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
New American Standard Bible   
"For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
New International Version   
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation.
New Living Translation   
What happened to him was a sign to the people of Nineveh that God had sent him. What happens to the Son of Man will be a sign to these people that he was sent by God.
Webster's Bible Translation   
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of man be to this generation.
Weymouth New Testament   
For just as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a token to the present generation.
The World English Bible   
For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will also the Son of Man be to this generation.
EasyEnglish Bible   
Jonah showed God's power to the people who lived in Nineveh. They knew that God had sent him. In the same way the Son of Man will show God's power to the people that are living today. Then they will know that God has sent me.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
for as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of Man be to this generation.
New Life Version   
As Jonah was something special to the people of the city of Nineveh, the Son of Man will be to the people of this day also.
Revised Geneva Translation   
“For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of Man be to this generation.
The Voice Bible   
Just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
Living Bible   
As the crowd pressed in upon him, he preached them this sermon: “These are evil times, with evil people. They keep asking for some strange happening in the skies to prove I am the Messiah, but the only proof I will give them is a miracle like that of Jonah, whose experiences proved to the people of Nineveh that God had sent him. My similar experience will prove that God has sent me to these people.
New Catholic Bible   
For just as Jonah became a sign to the inhabitants of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
Legacy Standard Bible   
For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
Jubilee Bible 2000   
For as Jonah was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
Christian Standard Bible   
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
For [just] as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will also the Son of Man be [a sign] to this age and generation.
New Century Version   
As Jonah was a sign for those people who lived in Nineveh, the Son of Man will be a sign for the people of this time.
The Message   
As the crowd swelled, he took a fresh tack: “The mood of this age is all wrong. Everybody’s looking for proof, but you’re looking for the wrong kind. All you’re looking for is something to titillate your curiosity, satisfy your lust for miracles. But the only proof you’re going to get is the Jonah-proof given to the Ninevites, which looks like no proof at all. What Jonah was to Nineveh, the Son of Man is to this age.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be · a sign to this generation.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be to this generation.
New Matthew Bible   
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of man be to this nation.
Good News Translation®   
In the same way that the prophet Jonah was a sign for the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign for the people of this day.
Wycliffe Bible   
For as Jonas was a token to men of Nineve, so man's Son shall be to this generation.
New Testament for Everyone   
“Jonah was a sign to the people of Nineveh; just so, the son of man will be a sign to this generation.
Contemporary English Version   
Just as Jonah was a sign to the people of Nineveh, the Son of Man will be a sign to the people of today.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
For as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nin′eveh, so will the Son of man be to this generation.
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Then as the people crowded closely around him, he continued, “This is an evil generation! It looks for a sign and it will be given no sign except that of Jonah. Just as Jonah was a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be a sign to this generation. When the judgment comes, the Queen of the South will rise up with the men of this generation and she will condemn them. For she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon, and there is more than the wisdom of Solomon with you now! The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and will condemn it. For they did repent when Jonah preached to them, and there is something more than Jonah’s preaching with you now!”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be to this generation.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be to this generation.
Common English Bible © 2011   
Just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Human One will be a sign to this generation.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man also be [a sign] to this generation.
English Standard Version Anglicised   
For as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
New American Standard Bible   
For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
The Expanded Bible   
As Jonah was a sign for those people who lived in Nineveh, the Son of Man will be a sign for ·the people of this time [this generation].
Tree of Life Version   
For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
Revised Standard Version   
For as Jonah became a sign to the men of Nin′eveh, so will the Son of man be to this generation.
New International Reader's Version   
He was a sign from God to the people of Nineveh. In the same way, the Son of Man will be a sign from God to the people of today.
BRG Bible   
For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
Complete Jewish Bible   
For just as Yonah became a sign to the people of Ninveh, so will the Son of Man be for this generation.
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
Jonah was a sign to the men in the city of Nineveh. In the same way the Son of Man will be a sign to the people today.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be to this generation.
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
For just as Yonah became to the Ninevites an ot, so also the Ben HaAdam will be an ot to HaDor HaZeh.
Names of God Bible   
Just as Jonah became a miraculous sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a miraculous sign to the people living today.
Modern English Version   
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.
Easy-to-Read Version   
Jonah was a sign for those who lived in Nineveh. It is the same with the Son of Man. He will be a sign for the people of this time.
International Children’s Bible   
Jonah was a sign for those people who lived in Nineveh. In the same way the Son of Man will be a sign for the people of this time.
Lexham English Bible   
For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.
New International Version - UK   
For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also will the Son of Man be to this generation.
Disciples Literal New Testament   
For as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man also will be to this generation.