Matthew 12:39

KJV1611 – Modern English

But he answered and said to them, An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and no sign shall be given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah:

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  • Matt 16:4 : 4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 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 no sign shall be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet. 30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall 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 Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and, behold, a greater than Jonah is here.
  • Jas 4:4 : 4 You adulterers and adulteresses, do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore, whoever wants to be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.
  • Mark 8:38 : 38 Whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also the Son of Man will be ashamed when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels.
  • Isa 57:3 : 3 But draw near here, you sons of the sorceress, the offspring of the adulterer and the whore.

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  • Matt 16:1-4
    4 verses
    90%

    1The Pharisees and the Sadducees came and, testing Him, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.

    2He answered and said to them, When it is evening you say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.

    3And in the morning, It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening. O you hypocrites, you can discern the face of the sky, but cannot discern the signs of the times?

    4A wicked and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. And He left them and departed.

  • Luke 11:29-32
    4 verses
    89%

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

    30For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of Man be to this generation.

    31The 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.

    32The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and, behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

  • Mark 8:11-12
    2 verses
    83%

    11And the Pharisees came out and began to question him, seeking a sign from heaven, testing him.

    12And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and said, Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation.

  • Matt 12:38
    79%

    38Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Teacher, we would like to see a sign from you.

  • Matt 12:40-42
    3 verses
    77%

    40For as Jonah 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.

    41The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

    42The 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.

  • Luke 11:16
    71%

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

  • Luke 9:41
    69%

    41And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you and bear with you? Bring your son here.

  • John 2:18
    69%

    18So the Jews answered and said to him, What sign do you show to us, since you do these things?

  • Luke 17:22-23
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    22And he said to the disciples, The days will come when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.

    23And they will say to you, See here, or see there: do not go after them or follow them.

  • Luke 7:31
    68%

    31And the Lord said, To what then shall I compare the men of this generation? and what are they like?

  • Matt 11:16
    68%

    16But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, and calling to their fellows,

  • John 4:48
    67%

    48Then Jesus said to him, Unless you see signs and wonders, you will not believe.

  • John 6:30
    67%

    30They said therefore to him, What sign do you show then, that we may see, and believe you? What do you work?

  • Matt 17:17
    67%

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

  • Matt 12:45
    67%

    45Then he goes and takes with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation.

  • Mark 9:19
    66%

    19He answered and said to him, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him to me.

  • Luke 17:25-26
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    25But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation.

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

  • Matt 12:34
    66%

    34O generation of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

  • Mark 13:21
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    21And then if anyone says to you, Look, here is Christ; or, Look, he is there; do not believe it:

  • Luke 12:56
    66%

    56You hypocrites, you can discern the face of the sky and the earth; but how is it that you do not discern this time?

  • Luke 12:40
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    40Therefore be ready also: for the Son of Man comes at an hour you do not expect.

  • Luke 3:7
    66%

    7Then he said to the multitude that came forth to be baptized by him, O generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

  • John 12:37
    65%

    37But although he had done so many signs before them, they did not believe in him,

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    65%

    11He replied, Because it is given to you to know the mysteries of the kingdom of heaven, but to them it is not given.

  • Deut 13:2
    65%

    2And the sign or the wonder comes to pass, of which he spoke to you, saying, Let us go after other gods, which you have not known, and let us serve them;

  • Luke 21:7
    65%

    7And they asked him, saying, Master, but when shall these things be? And what sign will there be when these things shall come to pass?

  • Matt 11:20
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    20Then he began to reproach the cities where most of his mighty works were done, because they did not repent:

  • Matt 7:10
    65%

    10Or if he asks for a fish, will he give him a serpent?

  • John 6:43
    65%

    43Jesus therefore answered and said to them, Do not murmur among yourselves.

  • Mark 9:39
    65%

    39But Jesus said, Do not forbid him, for no one who works a miracle in my name can soon afterward speak evil of me.

  • 1 Cor 1:22
    65%

    22For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

  • John 7:36
    65%

    36What does he mean by saying, You will seek me and not find me, and where I am, you cannot come?

  • Matt 7:6
    65%

    6Do not give what is holy to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before swine, lest they trample them under their feet, and turn and tear you to pieces.

  • Deut 1:35
    65%

    35Surely not one of these men of this evil generation shall see that good land, which I swore to give to your fathers,

  • Luke 15:11
    65%

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

  • Mark 12:9
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    9What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the farmers, and give the vineyard to others.

  • Jonah 4:1
    65%

    1But it displeased Jonah greatly, and he was very angry.

  • Luke 12:54
    65%

    54And he said also to the people, When you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, There comes a shower; and so it is.

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    62And Jesus said to him, No one, having put his hand to the plow, and looking back, is fit for the kingdom of God.