Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Jesus answering said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and suffer you? Bring thy son hither.

Bible References

Perverse

Matthew 3:7
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
Matthew 12:39
But he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign; but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
Matthew 16:4
A wicked and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of Jonah." So he left them and departed.
Matthew 23:36
Truly, I say to you, all this will come upon this generation.
Acts 2:40
And he testified with many other words and exhorted them, saying, "Save yourselves from this perverse generation."

How

Matthew 17:17
Then Jesus answered, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to me."
John 14:9
Jesus said to him, "Have I been with you so long, and yet you do not know me, Philip? He who has seen me has seen the Father; how can you say, 'Show us the Father'?

And suffer

Acts 13:18
For about forty years he put up with them in the wilderness.
Romans 2:4
Or do you presume upon the riches of his kindness and forbearance and patience? Do you not know that God's kindness is meant to lead you to repentance?
Hebrews 3:9
where your fathers put me to the test and saw my works for forty years.

Bring

Matthew 11:28
Come to me, all you who labor and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Mark 10:14
But when Jesus saw it, he was indignant and said to them, "Let the little children come to me; and do not hinder them, for to such belongs the kingdom of God.
Hebrews 7:25
Therefore he is able also to save forever those who draw near to God through him, since he always lives to make intercession for them.