Luke 11:16
And others, testing him, were looking for a sign from heaven from him.
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- Matt 12:38-39 : 38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees, hearing this, said to him, Master, we are looking for a sign from you. 39 But he, answering, said to them, An evil and false generation is looking for a sign; and no sign will be given to it but the sign of the prophet Jonah:
- Matt 16:1-4 : 1 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came and, testing him, made a request to him to give them a sign from heaven. 2 But in answer he said to them, At nightfall you say, The weather will be good, for the sky is red. 3 And in the morning, The weather will be bad today, for the sky is red and angry. You are able to see the face of heaven, but not the signs of the times. 4 An evil and false generation is searching after a sign; and no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah. And he went away from them.
- Mark 8:11-12 : 11 And the Pharisees came out and put questions to him, requesting from him a sign from heaven, testing him. 12 And he was very sad in spirit, and said, Why is this generation looking for a sign? truly, I say to you, No sign will be given to this generation.
- John 6:30 : 30 So they said, What sign do you give us, so that we may see and have faith in you? What do you do?
- 1 Cor 1:22 : 22 Seeing that the Jews make request for signs, and the Greeks are looking for knowledge:
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- Mark 8:11-122 verses85%
11 And the Pharisees came out and put questions to him, requesting from him a sign from heaven, testing him.
12 And he was very sad in spirit, and said, Why is this generation looking for a sign? truly, I say to you, No sign will be given to this generation.
- Matt 16:1-44 verses83%
1 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came and, testing him, made a request to him to give them a sign from heaven.
2 But in answer he said to them, At nightfall you say, The weather will be good, for the sky is red.
3 And in the morning, The weather will be bad today, for the sky is red and angry. You are able to see the face of heaven, but not the signs of the times.
4 An evil and false generation is searching after a sign; and no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah. And he went away from them.
- Luke 11:14-152 verses75%
14 And he was sending an evil spirit out of a man who was without the power of talking. And it came about that when the spirit had gone the man had the power of talking; and the people were full of wonder.
15 But some of them said, He sends out evil spirits by Beelzebul, the ruler of evil spirits.
- Matt 12:38-392 verses73%
38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees, hearing this, said to him, Master, we are looking for a sign from you.
39 But he, answering, said to them, An evil and false generation is looking for a sign; and no sign will be given to it but the sign of the prophet Jonah:
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23 But he saw through their trick and said to them,
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29 And when a great number of people came together to him, he said, This generation is an evil generation: it is looking for a sign and no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah.
- Luke 11:17-204 verses69%
17 But he, having knowledge of their thoughts, said to them, Every kingdom in which there is division is made waste; and a house in which there is division comes to destruction.
18 If, then, Satan is at war with himself, how will he keep his kingdom? because you say that I send evil spirits out of men by the help of Beelzebul.
19 And if I, by Beelzebul, send out evil spirits, by whose help do your sons send them out? so let them be your judges.
20 But if I, by the finger of God, send out evil spirits, then the kingdom of God has overtaken you.
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18 But Jesus saw their trick and said, Oh false ones, why are you attempting to put me in the wrong?
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30 So they said, What sign do you give us, so that we may see and have faith in you? What do you do?
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31 And they gave thought to it among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why then did you not have faith in him?
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16 And he said, What are you questioning them about?
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11 Make a request to the Lord your God for a sign, a sign in the deep places of the underworld, or in the high heavens.
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24 But the Pharisees, hearing of it, said, This man only sends evil spirits out of men by Beelzebub, the ruler of evil spirits.
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35 And one of them, a teacher of the law, put a question to him, testing him, and saying,
- Mark 3:22-232 verses68%
22 And the scribes who came down from Jerusalem, said, He has Beelzebub, and, By the ruler of evil spirits he sends evil spirits out of men.
23 And turning to them, he said to them in the form of a story, How is it possible for Satan to put out Satan?
- Luke 11:53-542 verses68%
53 And when he had come out of that place, the scribes and the Pharisees came round him angrily, questioning him about more things;
54 And watching him, for a chance to get something from his words which might be used against him.
- John 10:20-212 verses68%
20 And a number of them said, He has an evil spirit and is out of his mind; why do you give ear to him?
21 Others said, These are not the words of one who has an evil spirit. Is it possible for an evil spirit to make blind people see?
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9 And he took him to Jerusalem and put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down from here; for it is said in the Writings,
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2 And Pharisees came to him, testing him with the question, Is it right for a man to put away his wife?
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12 And Jesus made answer and said to him, It is said in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.
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7 Jesus said to him, Again it is in the Writings, You may not put the Lord your God to the test.
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40 And I made a request to your disciples to send it out of him, but they were not able to do it.
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3 And some of the scribes said among themselves, This man has no respect for God.
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18 Then the Jews put this question to him: What sign of authority have you to give us, seeing that you do these things?
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11 But they were full of wrath, and were talking together about what they might do to Jesus.
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18 Testing God in their hearts, requesting meat for their desire.
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36 And others were tested by being laughed at or by blows, and even with chains and prisons:
- Luke 20:4-52 verses66%
4 The baptism of John, was it from heaven or of men?
5 And they said among themselves, If we say, From heaven; he will say, Why did you not have faith in him?
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16 Then some of the Pharisees said, That man has not come from God, for he does not keep the Sabbath. Others said, How is it possible for a sinner to do such signs? So there was a division among them.
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31 And they made a request to him that he would not give them an order to go away into the deep.
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15 Are we to give or not to give? But he, conscious of their false hearts, said to them, Why do you put me to the test? give me a penny, so that I may see it.
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40 And when he came to the place, he said to them, Make a prayer that you may not be put to the test.
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31 And the evil spirits made strong prayers to him, saying, If you send us out, let us go into the herd of pigs.
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27 And they came again to Jerusalem: and while he was walking in the Temple, there came to him the chief priests and the scribes and those in authority:
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16 And from that time he was watching for a chance to give him into their hands.
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25 The baptism of John, where did it come from? from heaven or from men? And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did you not have faith in him?
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17 And they made a request to him to go out of their country.