Matthew 12:39

American Standard Version (1901)

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:

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  • 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.
  • Luke 11:29-32 : 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. 31 The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.
  • Jas 4:4 : 4 Ye adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? Whosoever therefore would be a friend of the world maketh himself an enemy of God.
  • Mark 8:38 : 38 For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of man also shall be ashamed of him, when he cometh in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
  • Isa 57:3 : 3 But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the harlot.

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  • Matt 16:1-4
    4 verses
    90%

    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.

  • Luke 11:29-32
    4 verses
    89%

    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.

    31The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation, and shall condemn them: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

    32The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

  • Mark 8:11-12
    2 verses
    83%

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

    12And 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.

  • Matt 12:38
    79%

    38Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, Teacher, we would see a sign from thee.

  • Matt 12:40-42
    3 verses
    77%

    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.

    41The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

    42The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

  • Luke 11:16
    71%

    16And others, trying [him], sought of him a sign from heaven.

  • Luke 9:41
    69%

    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.

  • John 2:18
    69%

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

  • Luke 17:22-23
    2 verses
    69%

    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.

    23And they shall say to you, Lo, there! Lo, here! go not away, nor follow after [them] :

  • Luke 7:31
    68%

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

  • Matt 11:16
    68%

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

  • John 4:48
    67%

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

  • John 6:30
    67%

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

  • Matt 17:17
    67%

    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.

  • Matt 12:45
    67%

    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.

  • Mark 9:19
    66%

    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.

  • Luke 17:25-26
    2 verses
    66%

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

    26And as it came to pass in the days of Noah, even so shall it be also in the days of the Son of man.

  • Matt 12:34
    66%

    34Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

  • Mark 13:21
    66%

    21And then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is the Christ; or, Lo, there; believe [it] not:

  • Luke 12:56
    66%

    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?

  • Luke 12:40
    66%

    40Be ye also ready: for in an hour that ye think not the Son of man cometh.

  • Luke 3:7
    66%

    7He said therefore to the multitudes that went out to be baptized of him, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

  • John 12:37
    65%

    37But though he had done so many signs before them, yet they believed not on him:

  • Matt 13:11
    65%

    11And he answered and said unto them, Unto you it is given to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

  • Deut 13:2
    65%

    2and the sign or the wonder come to pass, whereof he spake unto thee, saying, Let us go after other gods, which thou hast not known, and let us serve them;

  • Luke 21:7
    65%

    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?

  • Matt 11:20
    65%

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

  • Matt 7:10
    65%

    10or if he shall ask for a fish, will give him a serpent?

  • John 6:43
    65%

    43Jesus answered and said unto them, Murmur not among yourselves.

  • Mark 9:39
    65%

    39But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man who shall do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me.

  • 1 Cor 1:22
    65%

    22Seeing that Jews ask for signs, and Greeks seek after wisdom:

  • John 7:36
    65%

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

  • Matt 7:6
    65%

    6Give not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither cast your pearls before the swine, lest haply they trample them under their feet, and turn and rend you.

  • Deut 1:35
    65%

    35Surely there shall not one of these men of this evil generation see the good land, which I sware to give unto your fathers,

  • Luke 15:11
    65%

    11And he said, A certain man had two sons:

  • Mark 12:9
    65%

    9What therefore will the lord of the vineyard do? he will come and destroy the husbandmen, and will give the vineyard unto others.

  • Jonah 4:1
    65%

    1But it displeased Jonah exceedingly, and he was angry.

  • Luke 12:54
    65%

    54And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it cometh to pass.

  • Luke 9:62
    65%

    62But Jesus said unto him, No man, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.