Mark 8:12

American Standard Version (1901)

And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.

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  • Mark 7:34 : 34 and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.
  • Mark 9:19 : 19 And he answereth them and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him unto me.
  • Luke 11:29-30 : 29 And when the multitudes were gathering together unto him, he began to say, This generation is an evil generation: it seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah. 30 For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
  • Luke 16:29-31 : 29 But Abraham saith, They have Moses and the prophets; let them hear them. 30 And he said, Nay, father Abraham: but if one go to them from the dead, they will repent. 31 And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, if one rise from the dead.
  • Luke 19:41 : 41 And when he drew nigh, he saw the city and wept over it,
  • Luke 22:67-70 : 67 If thou art the Christ, tell us. But he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe: 68 and if I ask [you], ye will not answer. 69 But from henceforth shall the Son of man be seated at the right hand of the power of God. 70 And they all said, Art thou then the Son of God? And he said unto them, Ye say that I am.
  • John 11:33-38 : 33 When Jesus therefore saw her weeping, and the Jews [also] weeping who came with her, he groaned in the spirit, and was troubled, 34 and said, Where have ye laid him? They say unto him, Lord, come and see. 35 Jesus wept. 36 The Jews therefore said, Behold how he loved him! 37 But some of them said, Could not this man, who opened the eyes of him that was blind, have caused that this man also should not die? 38 Jesus therefore again groaning in himself cometh to the tomb. Now it was a cave, and a stone lay against it.
  • John 12:37-43 : 37 But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they believed not on him: 38 that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spake, Lord, who hath believed our report? And to whom hath the arm of the Lord been revealed? 39 For this cause they could not believe, for that Isaiah said again, 40 He hath blinded their eyes, and he hardened their heart; Lest they should see with their eyes, and perceive with their heart, And should turn, And I should heal them. 41 These things said Isaiah, because he saw his glory; and he spake of him. 42 Nevertheless even of the rulers many believed on him; but because of the Pharisees they did not confess [it], lest they should be put out of the synagogue: 43 for they loved the glory [that is] of men more than the glory [that is] of God.
  • Isa 53:3 : 3 He was despised, and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and as one from whom men hide their face he was despised; and we esteemed him not.
  • Matt 12:39-40 : 39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet: 40 for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
  • Matt 16:4 : 4 An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of Jonah. And he left them, and departed.
  • Mark 3:5 : 5 And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved at the hardening of their heart, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thy hand. And he stretched it forth; and his hand was restored.
  • Mark 6:6 : 6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages teaching.

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    29And when the multitudes were gathering together unto him, he began to say, This generation is an evil generation: it seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah.

    30For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

  • Matt 12:38-40
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    38Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, Teacher, we would see a sign from thee.

    39But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet:

    40for as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

  • Matt 16:1-4
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    1And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and trying him asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

    2But he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, [It will be] fair weather: for the heaven is red.

    3And in the morning, [It will be] foul weather to-day: for the heaven is red and lowering. Ye know how to discern the face of the heaven; but ye cannot [discern] the signs of the times.

    4An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of Jonah. And he left them, and departed.

  • Mark 8:11
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    11And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, trying him.

  • Mark 8:13
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    13And he left them, and again entering into [the boat] departed to the other side.

  • Luke 11:16
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    16And others, trying [him], sought of him a sign from heaven.

  • Matt 17:17
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    17And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him hither to me.

  • Luke 9:41
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    41And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with you? bring hither thy son.

  • Luke 7:31
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    31Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?

  • Matt 11:16
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    16But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows

  • Mark 9:19
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    19And he answereth them and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him unto me.

  • Mark 8:16-18
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    16And they reasoned one with another, saying, We have no bread.

    17And Jesus perceiving it saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? do ye not yet perceive, neither understand? have ye your heart hardened?

    18Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember?

  • Mark 8:21
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    21And he said unto them, Do ye not yet understand?

  • John 4:48
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    48Jesus therefore said unto him, Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will in no wise believe.

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    36Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

  • Luke 21:32
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    32Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all things be accomplished.

  • Mark 13:30
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    30Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, until all these things be accomplished.

  • Luke 17:22-23
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    22And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.

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    30They said therefore unto him, What then doest thou for a sign, that we may see, and believe thee? what workest thou?

  • John 2:18
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    18The Jews therefore answered and said unto him, What sign showest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things?

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    34Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all these things be accomplished.

  • Mark 2:8
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    7And they asked him, saying, Teacher, when therefore shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign when these things are about to come to pass?

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    25But first must he suffer many things and be rejected of this generation.

  • Mark 4:12-13
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    12that seeing they may see, and not perceive; and hearing they may hear, and not understand; lest haply they should turn again, and it should be forgiven them.

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  • John 7:36
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    36What is this word that he said, Ye shall seek me, and shall not find me; and where I am, ye cannot come?

  • Luke 8:9
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    9And his disciples asked him what this parable might be.

  • Matt 13:13-14
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    13Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

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    20Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not.

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    2But he answered and said unto them, See ye not all these things? verily I say unto you, There shall not be left here one stone upon another, that shall not be thrown down.

  • Mark 7:34
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    34and looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

  • Matt 8:26-27
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    26And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.

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    56Ye hypocrites, ye know how to interpret the face of the earth and the heaven; but how is it that ye know not how to interpret this time?

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    4Tell us, when shall these things be? and what [shall be] the sign when these things are all about to be accomplished?

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    40And he said unto them, Why are ye fearful? have ye not yet faith?

  • Acts 28:26
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    26saying, Go thou unto this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:

  • Matt 12:45
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    45Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more evil than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man becometh worse than the first. Even so shall it be also unto this evil generation.