The man of God gave proof to the people that these things would happen. He said, “This is proof that the Lord told me about. The Lord said, ‘This altar will break apart. And the ashes on it will fall onto the ground.”
John 2:18 - Easy To Read Version Some Jews said to Jesus, “Show us a miracle {\cf2\super [41]} for a sign. Prove that you have the right to do these things.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then answered the Jews and said unto him, What sign shewest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then the Jews retorted, What sign can You show us, seeing You do these things? [What sign, miracle, token, indication can You give us as evidence that You have authority and are commissioned to act in this way?] American Standard Version (1901) The Jews therefore answered and said unto him, What sign showest thou unto us, seeing that thou doest these things? Common English Bible Then the Jewish leaders asked him, “By what authority are you doing these things? What miraculous sign will you show us?” Catholic Public Domain Version Then the Jews responded and said to him, "What sign can you show to us, that you may do these things?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version The Jews, therefore, answered, and said to him: What sign dost thou shew unto us, seeing thou dost these things? |
The man of God gave proof to the people that these things would happen. He said, “This is proof that the Lord told me about. The Lord said, ‘This altar will break apart. And the ashes on it will fall onto the ground.”
“Pharaoh will ask you to prove your power. He will ask you to do a miracle. Tell Aaron to throw his walking stick on the ground. While Pharaoh is watching, the stick will become a snake.”
Jesus went into the temple {\cf2\super [294]} area. While Jesus was teaching there, the leading priests and the older leaders of the people came to Jesus. They said to Jesus, “Tell us! What authority (power) do you have to do these things? Who gave you this authority?”
The Pharisees {\cf2\super [93]} came to Jesus and asked him questions. They wanted to test Jesus. So they asked Jesus to do a miracle {\cf2\super [94]} to show that he was from God.
The group of people grew larger and larger. Jesus said, “The people that live today are evil. They ask for a miracle {\cf2\super [203]} as a sign (proof) from God. But no miracle will be given as a sign to them. The only sign will be the miracle that happened to Jonah. {\cf2\super [204]}
The Jewish leaders in Jerusalem sent some priests and Levites {\cf2\super [8]} to John. {\cf2\super [9]} The Jews sent them to ask, “Who are you?”
These men said to John: “You say you are not the Christ. {\cf2\super [15]} You say you are not Elijah {\cf2\super [16]} or the Prophet. {\cf2\super [17]} Then why do you baptize {\cf2\super [18]} people?”
So the people asked, “What miracle {\cf2\super [88]} will you do to prove \{that you are the One God sent\}? If we can see you do a miracle, then we will believe you. What will you do?
They made Peter and John stand before all the people there. The Jewish leaders asked them many times, “How did you make this crippled man well? What power did you use? With whose authority did you do this?”
He said, “We told you never to teach about this man (Jesus)! But look what you have done! You have filled Jerusalem with your teaching. You are trying to make us responsible (guilty) for the death of this man (Jesus).”