Matthew 12:39

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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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  • Matt 16:4 : 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 11:29-32 : 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. 30 For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of man be to this generation. 31 The queen of the South will come up on the day of judging and give her decision against the men of this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now something greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: for they were turned away from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; but now something greater than Jonah is here.
  • Jas 4:4 : 4 O you who are false to God, do you not see that the friends of this world are not God's friends? Every man desiring to be a friend of this world makes himself a hater of God.
  • Mark 8:38 : 38 Whoever has a feeling of shame because of me and my words in this false and evil generation, the Son of man will have a feeling of shame because of him, when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
  • Isa 57:3 : 3 But come near, you sons of her who is wise in secret arts, the seed of her who is false to her husband, and of the loose woman.

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  • Matt 16:1-4
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    90%

    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 11:29-32
    4 verses
    89%

    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.

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

    31 The queen of the South will come up on the day of judging and give her decision against the men of this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now something greater than Solomon is here.

    32 The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: for they were turned away from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; but now something greater than Jonah is here.

  • Mark 8:11-12
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    83%

    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 12:38
    79%

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

  • Matt 12:40-42
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    40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the stomach of the great fish, so will the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

    41 The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: because they were turned from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; and now a greater than Jonah is here.

    42 The queen of the South will come up in the day of judging and give her decision against this generation: for she came from the ends of the earth to give ear to the wisdom of Solomon; and now a greater than Solomon is here.

  • Luke 11:16
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    16 And others, testing him, were looking for a sign from heaven from him.

  • Luke 9:41
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    41 And Jesus said, O generation without faith and false in heart, how long will I have to be with you and put up with you? let your son come here.

  • John 2:18
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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?

  • Luke 17:22-23
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    22 And he said to his disciples, The time will come when you will have a great desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, but you will not see it.

    23 And if they say to you, See, it is there! or, It is here! do not go away, or go after them.

  • Luke 7:31
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    31 What comparison am I to make of the men of this generation? what are they like?

  • Matt 11:16
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    16 But what comparison may I make of this generation? It is like children seated in the market-places, crying out to one another,

  • John 4:48
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    48 Then Jesus said to him, You will not have faith if you do not see signs and wonders.

  • John 6:30
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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?

  • Matt 17:17
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    17 And Jesus, answering, said, O false and foolish generation, how long will I be with you? how long will I put up with you? let him come here to me.

  • Matt 12:45
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    45 Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits worse than himself, and they go in and make it their living-place: and the last condition of that man is worse than the first. Even so will it be with this evil generation.

  • Mark 9:19
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    19 And he said to them in answer, O generation without faith, how long will I have to be with you? how long will I put up with you? let him come to me.

  • Luke 17:25-26
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    25 But first, he will have to undergo much and be put on one side by this generation.

    26 And as it was in the days of Noah, so will it be in the day of the Son of man.

  • Matt 12:34
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    34 You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.

  • Mark 13:21
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    21 And then if any man says to you, See, here is Christ; or, See, there; have no faith in it:

  • Luke 12:56
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    56 O false ones! the face of the earth and the heaven is clear to you; how is it that the signs of these times are not as clear to you?

  • Luke 12:40
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    40 So be ready: for the Son of man is coming at a time when you are not looking for him.

  • Luke 3:7
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    7 So he said to the people who went out to him for baptism: You offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?

  • John 12:37
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    37 But though he had done such a number of signs before them, they still had no belief in him:

  • Matt 13:11
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    11 And he said to them in answer, To you is given the knowledge of the secrets of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

  • Deut 13:2
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    2 And the sign or the wonder takes place, and he says to you, Let us go after other gods, which are strange to you, and give them worship;

  • Luke 21:7
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    7 And they said to him, Master, when will these things be? and what sign will there be when these events are to take place?

  • Matt 11:20
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    20 Then he went on to say hard things to the towns where most of his works of power were done, because they had not been turned from their sins.

  • Matt 7:10
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    10 Or if he makes a request for a fish, will give him a snake?

  • John 6:43
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    43 Jesus made answer and said, Do not say things against me, one to another.

  • Mark 9:39
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    39 But Jesus said, Say not so: for there is no man who will do a great work in my name, and be able at the same time to say evil of me.

  • 1 Cor 1:22
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    22 Seeing that the Jews make request for signs, and the Greeks are looking for knowledge:

  • John 7:36
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    36 What is this saying of his, You will be looking for me and will not see me, and where I am you may not come?

  • Matt 7:6
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    6 Do not give that which is holy to the dogs, or put your jewels before pigs, for fear that they will be crushed under foot by the pigs whose attack will then be made against you.

  • Deut 1:35
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    35 Truly, not one of this evil generation will see that good land which I said I would give to your fathers,

  • Luke 15:11
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    11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:

  • Mark 12:9
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    9 What then will the master of the garden do? He will come and put the workmen to death, and will give the garden into the hands of others.

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    1 But this seemed very wrong to Jonah, and he was angry.

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    62 But Jesus said, No man, having put his hand to the plough and looking back, is good enough for the kingdom of God.