Matt.16.4

Matthew 16:4

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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.

The Demand for a Sign

Pharisees Test Jesus

Cross References

Isaiah 57:3

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¶ But draw near hither, ye sons of the sorceress, the seed of the adulterer and the whore.

God Condemns Idolatry

Evil Leaders Rebuked

Jonah 1:1

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Now the word of the Lord came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,

Jonah Flees from the LORD

Jonah’s Disobedience

Jonah 1:17

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¶ Now the Lord had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

Jonah Cast into the Sea

Jonah’s Disobedience

Matthew 12:39

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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:

The Sign of Jonah

The Desire for Signs

Matthew 16:5

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And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees

Pharisees Test Jesus

Luke 11:29

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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.