Others were trying to test Jesus by demanding a miraculous sign from heaven.
As people crowded around him, Jesus began telling them, “This is an evil generation for it's looking for some miraculous sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.
“What miracle are you going to perform for us to see so we can trust you? What are you able to do?” they asked.
They said this to try and trap Jesus so they could condemn him. But Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.
The Jews ask for miraculous signs, and Greeks look for wisdom,