Matthew 12:38

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees, hearing this, said to him, Master, we are looking for a sign from you.

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  • 1 Cor 1:22 : 22 Seeing that the Jews make request for signs, and the Greeks are looking for knowledge:
  • 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 2:18 : 18 Then the Jews put this question to him: What sign of authority have you to give us, seeing that you do these things?
  • Luke 11:16 : 16 And others, testing him, were looking for a sign from heaven from him.
  • Luke 11:29 : 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.
  • John 4:48 : 48 Then Jesus said to him, You will not have faith if you do not see signs and wonders.
  • 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?
  • 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.

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    2But in answer he said to them, At nightfall you say, The weather will be good, for the sky is red.

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    18Then 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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    30So 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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    39And some of the Pharisees among the people said to him, Master, make your disciples be quiet.

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    16And others, testing him, were looking for a sign from heaven from him.

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