Matthew 12:38
The Sign of Jonah Then some of the experts in the law along with some Pharisees answered him,“Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”
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- 1 Cor 1:22 : 22 For Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks ask for wisdom,
- Mark 8:11-12 : 11 The Demand for a Sign Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, asking for a sign from heaven to test him. 12 Sighing deeply in his spirit he said,“Why does this generation look for a sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to this generation.”
- John 2:18 : 18 So then the Jewish leaders responded,“What sign can you show us, since you are doing these things?”
- Luke 11:16 : 16 Others, to test him, began asking for a sign from heaven.
- Luke 11:29 : 29 The Sign of Jonah As the crowds were increasing, Jesus began to say,“This generation is a wicked generation; it looks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.
- John 4:48 : 48 So Jesus said to him,“Unless you people see signs and wonders you will never believe!”
- John 6:30 : 30 So they said to him,“Then what miraculous sign will you perform, so that we may see it and believe you? What will you do?
- Matt 16:1-4 : 1 The Demand for a Sign Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 He said,“When evening comes you say,‘It will be fair weather, because the sky is red,’ 3 and in the morning,‘It will be stormy today, because the sky is red and darkening.’ You know how to judge correctly the appearance of the sky, but you cannot evaluate the signs of the times. 4 A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” Then he left them and went away.
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