Matthew 16:4
A wicked and unfaithful generation is asking for a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” So he left them and went away.
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In Context
5Now the disciples had crossed to the opposite shore, and had forgotten to take any bread.
Cross References
Hosea 4:17Ephraim is wedded to idols. Leave them alone!
Jonah 1:17But the Lord arranged for a great fish to swallow Jonah, and Jonah was inside the fish three days and three nights.
Matthew 15:14Leave them be; they are but blind guides; and, if one blind person guides another, both of them will fall into a ditch.”
Mark 8:12Sighing deeply, Jesus said, “Why does this generation ask for a sign? I tell you, no sign will be given it.”
Luke 11:29As the crowds increased, Jesus began to speak, “This generation is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
Acts 18:6However, as they set themselves against him and became abusive, Paul shook his clothes in protest and said to them, “Your blood be on your own heads. My conscience is clear. From this time forward I will go to the Gentiles.”
Matthew Henry on Matthew 16:2-5
The Sign of the Prophet Jonas. 1 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would show them a sign from heaven. 2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. 3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times? 4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no… Read the whole commentary →