Matthew 12:39 - The Scriptures 1998

³⁹ But He answering, said to them, “A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Yonah.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁹ 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:

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁹ But He replied to them, An evil and adulterous generation (a generation morally unfaithful to God) seeks and demands a sign; but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁹ 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 Jonah the prophet:

Common English Bible

³⁹ But he replied, “An evil and unfaithful generation searches for a sign, but it won’t receive any sign except Jonah’s sign.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁹ And answering, he said to them: "An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign. But a sign will not be given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

Matthew 12:39 Cross References

2 Kings 14:25

He restored the border of Yisra’ĕ

Isaiah 57:3

“But come here, you sons of the sorceress, you offspring of the adulterer and the whore!

Jonah 1:1

And the word of יהוה  came to Yonah son of Amittai, saying,

Matthew 16:4

“A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Yonah.” And He left them and went away.

Mark 8:12

And sighing deeply in His spirit He said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation.”

Mark 8:38

“For whoever is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinning generation, of him the Son of Aḏ

James 4:4

Adulterers and adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with Elohim?Whoever therefore intends to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of Elohim.