And Jesusansweredand said,"You unbelievingand pervertedgeneration,how longshall I be with you and putup with you? Bringyour sonhere."
It happenedwhen Elishathe manof Godheardthat the kingof Israelhad tornhis clothes,that he sent[word] to the king,saying,"Whyhave you tornyour clothes?Nowlet him cometo me, and he shall knowthat thereis a prophetin Israel."
And not be like their fathers,A stubbornand rebelliousgeneration,A generationthat did not prepareits heartAnd whose spiritwas not faithfulto God.
Mosesand Aaronwentto Pharaohand saidto him, "Thussaysthe LORD,the Godof the Hebrews,'Howlongwill you refuseto humbleyourself beforeMe? LetMy peoplego,that they may serveMe.
Then the LORDsaidto Moses,"Howlongdo you refuseto keepMy commandmentsand My instructions?
Washyour heartfrom evil,O Jerusalem,That you may be saved.Howlongwill your wickedthoughtsLodgewithinyou?
The LORDsaidto Moses,"Howlongwill thispeoplespurnMe? And howlongwill they not believein Me, despite allthe signswhichI have performedin their midst?
"Howlong[shall I bear] with thisevilcongregationwhoare grumblingagainstMe? I have heardthe complaintsof the sonsof Israel,whichthey are makingagainstMe.
"Cometo Me, allwho are wearyand heavy-laden,and I will give you rest.
But He answeredand saidto them, "An eviland adulterousgenerationcravesfor a sign;and [yet] nosignwill be givento it but the signof Jonahthe prophet;
"Thenit goesand takes alongwith it sevenotherspiritsmore wickedthan itself,and they goin and livethere;and the laststate of that manbecomesworsethan the first.That is the wayit will alsobe with thisevilgeneration."
"An eviland adulterousgenerationseeks aftera sign;and a signwill not be givenit, exceptthe signof Jonah."And He leftthem and went away.
And Jesusansweredand said,"You unbelievingand pervertedgeneration,howlongshall I be with you? How longshall I putup with you? Bringhim hereto Me."
"TrulyI sayto you, allthesethingswill comeupon thisgeneration.
But when he sawmanyof the Phariseesand Sadduceescomingfor baptism,he saidto them, "You broodof vipers,whowarnedyou to fleefrom the wrathto come?
But when Jesussawthis, He was indignantand saidto them, "Permitthe childrento cometo Me; do not hinderthem; for the kingdomof Godbelongsto such as these.
And Jesusstoppedand said,"Callhim [here]." Sothey calledthe blind man,sayingto him, "Take courage,standup! He is callingfor you."
And He answeredthem and said,"Ounbelievinggeneration,howlongshall I be with you? How longshall I putup with you? Bringhim to Me!"
And He saidto them, "Whereis your faith?"They were fearfuland amazed,sayingto one another,"Whothenis this,that He commandseventhe windsand the water,and they obeyHim?"
"I beggedYour disciplesto castit out, and they couldnot."
While he was stillapproaching,the demonslammedhim [to the ground] and threw him into a convulsion.But Jesusrebukedthe uncleanspirit,and healedthe boyand gave him backto his father.
Jesussaidto him, "Have I beenso longwith you, and [yet] you have not come to knowMe, Philip?He who has seenMe has seenthe Father;how[can] you say,'Showus the Father'?
ThenHe saidto Thomas,"Reachherewith your finger,and seeMy hands;and reachhere your handand putit into My side;and do not be unbelieving,but believing."
"For a periodof aboutforty yearsHe putup with them in the wilderness.
And with manyotherwordshe solemnly testifiedand kept on exhortingthem, saying,"Be savedfrom thisperversegeneration!"
Ordo you think lightlyof the richesof His kindnessand toleranceand patience,not knowingthat the kindnessof Godleadsyou to repentance?
"They have actedcorruptlytoward Him, [They are] not His children,because of their defect;[But are] a perverseand crookedgeneration.
[So] we seethat they were not ableto enterbecauseof unbelief.
Thereforelet us be diligentto enterthat rest,sothat noonewill fall,through[following] the sameexampleof disobedience.
For indeedwe have had good news preachedto us, justas they also;but the wordthey hearddid not profitthem, because it was not unitedby faithin thosewhoheard.
ThereforeHe is ablealsoto saveforeverthosewho draw nearto GodthroughHim, since He alwayslivesto make intercessionfor them.
