Others tested him by asking for a sign from heaven.
As the crowds increased, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It asks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
So they asked him, “What sign then will you give that we may see it and believe you? What will you do?
They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger.
Jews demand signs and Greeks look for wisdom,