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 answered [and] said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation desires a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah!

And sighing deeply in his spirit, he said, "Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation!"

And with many other words he solemnly urged and exhorted them, saying, "Be saved from this crooked generation!"

But

And Yahweh provided a large fish to swallow up Jonah, and Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights.

And [as] the crowds were increasing, he began to say, "This generation is an evil generation! It demands a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah!

And he

Let them! They are blind guides of the blind. And if the blind guide the blind, both will fall into a pit."

And Yahweh said, "My Spirit shall not abide with humankind forever in that he [is] also flesh. And his days [shall be] one hundred and twenty years."

Ephraim is joined to idols; let him alone.

Even though they bring up their children, I will bereave them before maturity. Woe to them indeed, when I depart from them!

And they began to urge him to depart from their region.

And [when] they resisted and reviled [him], he shook out [his] clothes [and] said to them, "Your blood [be] on your [own] heads! I [am] guiltless! From now on I will go to the Gentiles!"

General references

And others, [in order to] test [him], were demanding from him a sign from heaven.

And Jesus said to them, "Neither will I tell you by what authority I am doing these [things]."