Mark 8:12 - New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

¹² And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹² And He groaned and sighed deeply in His spirit and said, Why does this generation demand a sign? Positively I say to you, no sign shall be given this generation.

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

¹² With an impatient sigh, Jesus said, “Why does this generation look for a sign? I assure you that no sign will be given to it.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹² And sighing deeply in spirit, he said: "Why does this generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, if only a sign will be given to this generation!"

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹² And sighing deeply in spirit, he saith: Why doth this generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, a sign shall not be given to this generation.

Mark 8:12 Cross References

Isaiah 53:3

He was despised and rejected by others; a man of suffering and acquainted with infirmity; and as one from whom others hide their faces he was despised, and we held him of no account.

Matthew 12:38

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.”

Matthew 16:4

An evil 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.

Mark 3:5

He looked around at them with anger; he was grieved at their hardness of heart and said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.

Mark 6:6

And he was amazed at their unbelief. Then he went about among the villages teaching.

Mark 7:34

Then looking up to heaven, he sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”

Mark 8:13

And he left them, and getting into the boat again, he went across to the other side.

Mark 9:19

He answered them, “You faithless generation, how much longer must I be among you? How much longer must I put up with you? Bring him to me.”

Luke 19:41

As he came near and saw the city, he wept over it,