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

Deuteronomy 32:5
They have corrupted themselves, their spot is that they are not his sons; they are a perverse and crooked generation.
Psalm 78:8
and might not be as their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, a generation that did not set their heart aright and whose spirit was not steadfast with God.
Matthew 3:7
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who taught you to flee from the wrath to come?
Matthew 12:39
But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and there no sign shall be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah;
Matthew 16:4
A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and no sign shall be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah. And he left them and departed.
Matthew 23:36
Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
Acts 2:40
And with many other words he testified and exhorted, saying, Be saved from this perverse generation.

How

Exodus 10:3
Then Moses and Aaron came in unto Pharaoh and said unto him, Thus hath the LORD God of the Hebrews said, How long wilt thou refuse to humble thyself before me? Let my people go that they may serve me.
Exodus 16:28
And the LORD said unto Moses, How long refuse ye to keep my commandments and my laws?
Numbers 14:11
And the LORD said unto Moses, How long will this people provoke me? How long will it be before they believe me, with all the signs which I have done among them?
Jeremiah 4:14
O Jerusalem, wash thine heart from wickedness that thou may be saved. How long shalt thou entertain the thoughts of thy iniquity within thee?
Matthew 17:17
Then Jesus answered and said, O unfaithful and crooked generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I suffer you? Bring him here to me.
John 14:9
Jesus said unto him, Have I been such a long time with you, and yet thou hast not known me, Philip? He that has seen me has seen the Father; and how sayest thou then, Show us the Father?

And suffer

Acts 13:18
And for the time of about forty years, he suffered their manners in the wilderness.
Romans 2:4
Or dost thou despise the riches of his goodness and forbearance and longsuffering, ignoring that the goodness of God leads thee to repentance?
Hebrews 3:9
Where your fathers tempted me, proved me, and saw my works forty years.

Bring

2 Kings 5:8
And when Elisha, the man of God, heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, he sent to the king, saying, Why hast thou rent thy clothes? Let him come now to me, and he shall know that there is a prophet in Israel.
Matthew 11:28
Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
Mark 10:14
And Jesus seeing it, became angry and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me and hinder them not, for of such is the kingdom of God.
Hebrews 7:25
Therefore he is able also to save to the uttermost those that come unto God by him, seeing he ever lives to make intercession for them.