Matthew 12:39

Authorized King James Version (1611)

But he answered and said unto them, ‹An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:›

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  • Matt 16:4 : 4 ‹A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas.› And he left them, and departed.
  • Luke 11:29-32 : 29 ¶ And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, ‹This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.› 30 ‹For as Jonas was 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 condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon› [is] ‹here.› 32 ‹The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas› [is] ‹here.›
  • Jas 4:4 : 4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
  • Mark 8:38 : 38 ‹Whosoever therefore shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation; of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, 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 whore.

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    1 ¶ The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

    2 He answered and said unto them, ‹When it is evening, ye say,› [It will be] ‹fair weather: for the sky is red.›

    3 ‹And in the morning,› [It will be] ‹foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O› [ye] ‹hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not› [discern] ‹the signs of the times?›

    4 ‹A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas.› And he left them, and departed.

  • Luke 11:29-32
    4 verses
    89%

    29 ¶ And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, ‹This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.›

    30 ‹For as Jonas was 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 condemn them: for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and, behold, a greater than Solomon› [is] ‹here.›

    32 ‹The men of Nineve shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas› [is] ‹here.›

  • Mark 8:11-12
    2 verses
    83%

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

    12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, ‹Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.›

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

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    3 verses
    77%

    40 ‹For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.›

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

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

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    22 And 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].

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    16 ¶ ‹But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,›

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    48 Then said Jesus unto him, ‹Except ye see signs and wonders, ye will not believe.›

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    17 Then Jesus answered and said, ‹O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to me.›

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    2 verses
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