Others wanted to trap Jesus, so they asked him to perform a miracle to show that God approved of him.
As the people crowded around Jesus, he went on to say, “How evil are the people of this day! They ask for a miracle, but none will be given them except the miracle of Jonah.
They replied, “What miracle will you perform so that we may see it and believe you? What will you do?
They said this to trap Jesus, so that they could accuse him. But he bent over and wrote on the ground with his finger.
Jews want miracles for proof, and Greeks look for wisdom.