Mat 12:38-39, Mar 8:11-13, Luk 11:16, 29-30, 12:54-56, Joh 6:30-31 | ESV | STEP | Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying , Teacher , we wish to see a sign from you .

r[See ver. 54 above]

wCited from Neh. 9:15; [Ps. 78:24, 25; 105:40; 1 Cor. 10:3]

Matthew 12:38-39

The Sign of Jonah

38 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher, ^awe wish to see a sign from you.” 39 But he answered them, ^b“An evil and ^cadulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

Mark 8:11-13

The Pharisees Demand a Sign

11 ^dThe Pharisees came and began to argue with him, ^eseeking from him ^fa sign from heaven ^gto test him. 12 And ^hhe sighed deeply ⁱin his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.” 13 And ^jhe left them, got into the boat again, and went to the other side.

Luke 11:16

16 while others, ^kto test him, kept seeking from him a sign from heaven.

Luke 11:29-30

The Sign of Jonah

29 ^lWhen the crowds were increasing, he began to say, ^m“This generation is an evil generation. ⁿIt seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 30 For as ^oJonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.

Luke 12:54-56

Interpreting the Time

54 He also said to the crowds, ^p“When you see ^qa cloud rising in the west, you say at once, ‘A shower is coming.’ And so it happens. 55 And ^rwhen you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be ^sscorching heat,’ and it happens. 56 You hypocrites! ^tYou know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?

John 6:30-31

30 So they said to him, ^u“Then what sign do you do, that we may see and believe you? What work do you perform? 31 ^vOur fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, ^w‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”