Sighing deeplyin His spirit,He said,"Whydoes thisgenerationseekfor a sign?TrulyI sayto you, nosignwill be givento thisgeneration."
He was despisedand forsakenof men,A manof sorrowsand acquaintedwith grief;And like one from whom men hidetheir faceHe was despised,and we did not esteemHim.
Thensomeof the scribesand Phariseessaidto Him, "Teacher,we wantto seea signfrom You."
"An eviland adulterousgenerationseeks aftera sign;and a signwill not be givenit, exceptthe signof Jonah."And He leftthem and went away.
After looking aroundat them with anger,grievedat their hardnessof heart,He saidto the man,"Stretchout your hand."And he stretchedit out, and his handwas restored.
And He wonderedat their unbelief.And He was going aroundthe villagesteaching.
and lookingup to heavenwith a deep sigh,He saidto him, "Ephphatha!"that is, "Be opened!"
Leavingthem, He againembarkedand went awayto the other side.
And He answeredthem and said,"Ounbelievinggeneration,howlongshall I be with you? How longshall I putup with you? Bringhim to Me!"
WhenHe approached[Jerusalem], He sawthe cityand weptoverit,
