Luke 11:29

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Summary

And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

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Luke 12:1

Luke 14:25

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Meanwhile, when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples, "Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.

Now large crowds were accompanying Jesus, and turning to them he said,

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so that this generation may be held accountable for the blood of all the prophets that has been shed since the beginning of the world,

Jesus answered, "You unbelieving and perverse generation! How much longer must I be with you and endure you? Bring your son here."

But approach, you sons of omen readers, you offspring of adulteresses and prostitutes!

But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

"For this reason I am sending you prophets and wise men and experts in the law, some of whom you will kill and crucify, and some you will flog in your synagogues and pursue from town to town,

For if anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when he comes in the glory of his Father with the holy angels."

You people are from your father the devil, and you want to do what your father desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. Whenever he lies, he speaks according to his own nature, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

"You stubborn people, with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You are always resisting the Holy Spirit, like your ancestors did!

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Then some of the experts in the law along with some Pharisees answered him, "Teacher, we want to see a sign from you."

Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, asking for a sign from heaven to test him.

So then the Jewish leaders responded, "What sign can you show us, since you are doing these things?"

So they said to him, "Then what miraculous sign will you perform, so that we may see it and believe you? What will you do?

For Jews demand miraculous signs and Greeks ask for wisdom,