Matthew 16:4

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

Wicked

Matthew 12:39

Mark 8:12

Acts 2:40

But

Jonah 1:17

Luke 11:29

And he

General references

Luke 11:16

Luke 20:8

Bible References

Wicked

But he, answering, said to them, An evil and false generation is looking for a sign; and no sign will be given to it but the sign of the prophet Jonah:

And he was very sad in spirit, and said, Why is this generation looking for a sign? truly, I say to you, No sign will be given to this generation.

And with more such words he gave his witness, offering them salvation and saying, Come out from this evil generation.

But

And the Lord made ready a great fish to take Jonah into its mouth; and Jonah was inside the fish for three days and three nights.

And when a great number of people came together to him, he said, This generation is an evil generation: it is looking for a sign and no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah.

And he

Let them be: they are blind guides. And if a blind man is guiding a blind man, the two will go falling into a hole together.

And the Lord said, My spirit will not be in man for ever, for he is only flesh; so the days of his life will be a hundred and twenty years.

Ephraim is joined to false gods; let him be.

Even though their children have come to growth I will take them away, so that not a man will be there; for their evil-doing will be complete and they will be put to shame because of it.

And they made a request to him to go out of their country.

And when they put themselves against him, and said evil words, he said, shaking his clothing, Your blood be on your heads, I am clean: from now I will go to the Gentiles.

General references

And others, testing him, were looking for a sign from heaven from him.

And Jesus said, And I will not make clear to you by what authority I do these things.