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King James Bible - Luke 11:16

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SEV Biblia, Chapter 11:16

Y otros, tent�ndolo, pedían de �l se�al del cielo.

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John Gill's Bible Commentary

Ver. 16. And others tempting him , etc.] Others of the Scribes and Pharisees, or Sadducees: sought of him a sign from heaven ; (see Gill on � Matthew 12:38�), (see Gill on � Matthew 16:1�).

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Matthew Henry Commentary

Verses 14-26 - Christ's thus casting out the devils, was really the destroying of their power. The heart of every unconverted sinner is the devil' palace, where he dwells, and where he rules. There is a kind of peac in the heart of an unconverted soul, while the devil, as a strong ma armed, keeps it. The sinner is secure, has no doubt concerning the goodness of his state, nor any dread of the judgment to come. But observe the wonderful change made in conversion. The conversion of soul to God, is Christ's victory over the devil and his power in tha soul, restoring the soul to its liberty, and recovering his ow interest in it and power over it. All the endowments of mind of bod are now employed for Christ. Here is the condition of a hypocrite. The house is swept from common sins, by a forced confession, as Pharaoh's by a feigned contrition, as Ahab's; or by a partial reformation, a Herod's. The house is swept, but it is not washed; the heart is no made holy. Sweeping takes off only the loose dirt, while the sin tha besets the sinner, the beloved sin, is untouched. The house i garnished with common gifts and graces. It is not furnished with an true grace; it is all paint and varnish, not real nor lasting. It wa never given up to Christ, nor dwelt in by the Spirit. Let us take hee of resting in that which a man may have, and yet come short of heaven The wicked spirits enter in without any difficulty; they are welcomed and they dwell there; there they work, there they rule. From such a awful state let all earnestly pray to be delivered.

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Greek Textus Receptus

ετεροι 2087 A-NPM δε 1161 CONJ πειραζοντες 3985 5723 V-PAP-NPM σημειον 4592 N-ASN παρ 3844 PREP αυτου 846 P-GSM εζητουν 2212 5707 V-IAI-3P εξ 1537 PREP ουρανου 3772 N-GSM

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Vincent's NT Word Studies

16. Tempting. See on temptation, Matt. vi. 13.

Sign. See on Matt. xi. 20.

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Robertson's NT Word Studies

11:16 {Tempting him} (peirazontes). These "others" (heteroi) apparently realized the futility of the charge of being in league with Beelzebub. Hence they put up to Jesus the demand for "a sign from heaven" just as had been done in Galilee (#Mt 12:38). By "sign" (semeion) they meant a great spectacular display of heavenly power such as they expected the Messiah to give and such as the devil suggested to Jesus on the pinnacle of the temple. {Sought} (ezetoun). Imperfect active, kept on seeking.