Matthew 16:4
A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign. And no sign shall be given it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah. And leaving them, He departed.
1902 William Baxter Godbey NT
In The King James Version
In Context
5His disciples having come to the other side forgot to take bread.
Cross References
Matthew 15:14Let them alone: the blind are leaders of the blind: if the blind may lead the blind, both will fall into the ditch.
Mark 8:12And groaning in spirit, He says, What sign does this generation seek after? truly I say unto you, No sign shall be given unto this generation.
Luke 11:29And the multitudes being assembled, He began to say, This is a wicked generation: it seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
Acts 18:6And they opposing, and blaspheming, shaking his garments, he said to them, Your blood be upon your own head; I am pure: from now 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 →