Matthew 16:4

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An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet." Then He left them and went away.

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  • Matt 12:39-40 : 39 But He answered them, 'An evil and unfaithful generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.' 40 For just as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish for three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.
  • Luke 11:29-30 : 29 As the crowds were gathering, Jesus began to say, 'This generation is an evil one. It demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.' 30 For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
  • Acts 2:40 : 40 With many other words he warned them, and he kept urging them, 'Be saved from this corrupt generation.'
  • Acts 18:6 : 6 But when they opposed him and spoke abusively, he shook out his clothes in protest and said to them, 'Your blood is on your own heads. I am innocent of it. From now on I will go to the Gentiles.'
  • Gen 6:3 : 3 Then the Lord said, "My Spirit will not contend with humanity forever, because they are flesh; their days will be 120 years."
  • Hos 4:17 : 17 Ephraim is joined to idols; leave him alone.
  • Hos 9:12 : 12 Even if they raise their children, I will bereave them of every one. Woe to them when I turn away from them!
  • Matt 15:14 : 14 Leave them alone; they are blind guides. If the blind lead the blind, both will fall into a pit.”
  • Mark 5:17-18 : 17 Then the people began to plead with Him to leave their region. 18 As Jesus was getting into the boat, the man who had been demon-possessed begged to go with Him.
  • Mark 8:12 : 12 Sighing deeply in his spirit, he said, 'Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.'
  • Mark 8:38 : 38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will be ashamed of them when he comes in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.

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    38Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, 'Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.'

    39But He answered them, 'An evil and unfaithful generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.'

    40For just as Jonah was in the belly of the great fish for three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.

    41The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah's preaching, and look—something greater than Jonah is here.

  • Luke 11:29-30
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    86%

    29As the crowds were gathering, Jesus began to say, 'This generation is an evil one. It demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.'

    30For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

  • Mark 8:11-13
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    11The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking a sign from heaven to test him.

    12Sighing deeply in his spirit, he said, 'Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.'

    13And he left them, got back into the boat, and went to the other side.

  • Matt 16:1-3
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    1The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and, testing Him, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.

    2He answered them, "When evening comes, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'

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    16Others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.

  • Luke 17:22-23
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    22Then he said to the disciples, 'The days are coming when you will long to see one of the days of the Son of Man, but you will not see it.'

    23People will say to you, 'Look, there he is!' or 'Here he is!' Do not go running off after them.

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    16To what can I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to their companions:

  • Matt 16:5
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    5When the disciples reached the other side, they forgot to bring bread.

  • Luke 11:32
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    32The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah's preaching—and look, something greater than Jonah is here.

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    48Jesus said to him, "Unless you see signs and wonders, you will never believe."

  • Matt 12:45
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    45Then it goes and brings with it seven other spirits more evil than itself, and they go in and live there. And the final condition of that person is worse than the first. That is how it will be with this wicked generation.

  • Matt 17:17
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    17Then Jesus answered, 'O unbelieving and perverse generation, how long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.'

  • Luke 9:41
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    41Jesus answered, 'You unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I stay with you and put up with you? Bring your son here.'

  • John 4:3
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    3he left Judea and went back to Galilee.

  • John 6:22
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    22The next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.

  • Luke 18:29
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    29Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, no one who has left house, parents, brothers, wife, or children for the sake of the kingdom of God,

  • Luke 4:42
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    42At daybreak, Jesus went out to a solitary place. The crowds were searching for Him, and they came to Him and tried to keep Him from leaving them.

  • Matt 8:18
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    18When Jesus saw the large crowds around Him, He gave orders to go over to the other side of the lake.

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    31Jesus said, 'To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like?'

  • Mark 3:7
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    7Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed Him from Galilee and Judea.

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    17Then the people began to plead with Him to leave their region.

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    4Jesus answered them, 'Watch out that no one deceives you.'

  • Mark 6:46
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    46After saying goodbye to them, He went up on a mountain to pray.

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    13Seeing in the distance a fig tree in leaf, he went to see if he could find anything on it. But when he came to it, he found nothing except leaves, because it was not the season for figs.

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    34Then the whole city came out to meet Jesus. When they saw Him, they begged Him to leave their region.

  • Luke 12:56
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    56You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky and the earth, but why do you not know how to interpret this present time?

  • Matt 21:19
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    19Seeing a lone fig tree by the road, he went to it, but found nothing on it except leaves. He said to it, 'May no fruit ever come from you again!' And immediately, the fig tree withered.

  • Matt 7:6
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    6Do not give what is holy to dogs, nor cast your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to tear you to pieces.

  • John 2:18
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    18So the Jews responded to Him, 'What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do all this?'

  • Matt 24:2
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    2Jesus said to them, 'Do you see all these things? Truly, I tell you, not one stone here will be left on another; every one will be thrown down.'

  • Matt 11:20
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    20Then He began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent:

  • Matt 11:7
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  • Luke 3:7
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  • Mark 13:30
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  • Mark 13:4
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  • Luke 7:24
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