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Matthew 12:38
Matthew 12:38 is verse 38 of Matthew chapter 12, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
King James Version
Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
World English Bible
Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”
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Matthew 12:36–40 · Berean Standard Bible
36 But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.
37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
39 Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Matthew 16:1Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.
Matthew 16:2But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’
Matthew 16:3and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.
Matthew 16:4A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.
Mark 8:11Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
Mark 8:12Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”
Luke 11:16And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.
Luke 11:29As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
John 2:18On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”
John 4:48Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”
1 Corinthians 1:22Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,