And this shall be the sign for you. You will find the infant swathed, and lying in a manger."

Simeon gave them his blessing, and said to Mary, the child's mother: "This child is appointed to be the cause of the fall and rise of many in Israel, and to be a sign much spoken against--

While others, to test him, asked him for some sign from the heavens.

As the crowds increased, Jesus began to speak: "This generation is a wicked generation. It is asking a sign, but no sign shall be given it except the sign of Jonah.

For, as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so shall the Son of Man be to this generation.

So the disciples questioned Jesus: "But, Teacher, when will this be? and what sign will there be when this is near?"

When Herod saw Jesus, he was exceedingly pleased, for he had been wanting to see him for a long time, having heard a great deal about him; and he was hoping to see some sign given by him.