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

And he having answered, said to them, An evil generation and an adulteress seeks a sign; and no sign shall be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

And having sighed deeply in spirit, he says, Why seeks this generation for a sign Verily I say to you, shall a sign be given to this generation.

And with many other words he appealed earnestly and besought, saying, Be ye saved from this crooked generation.

But

And Jehovah will prepare a great fish to swallow down Jonah: and Jonah will be in-the bowels of the fish three days and three nights.

And crowds being collected, he began to say, This is an evil generation: it seeks a sign; and no sign shall be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

And he

Let them go: they are blind guides of the blind. And if the blind guide the blind, both shall fall into the ditch.

And Jehovah will say, My spirit will not forever be low in man, for that he is flesh and his days were one hundred and twenty years.

Ephraim is joined to images: leave him.

But if they shall bring up their sons and I bereaved them from man: but also wo to them in my departing from them.

And they began to beseech him to depart out of their bounds.

And they opposing, and blaspheming, having shaken off the garments violently, he said to them, Your blood upon your head; I clean: from now will I go to the nations.

General references

And others, tempting, sought a sign of him from heaven.

And Jesus said to them, Neither tell I you by what authority I do these.