Matthew 16:4
A wicked and unfaithful generation is asking for a sign, but no sign shall be given it except the sign of Jonah.” So he left them and went away.
Twentieth Century New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
5Now the disciples had crossed to the opposite shore, and had forgotten to take any bread.
Cross References
Matthew 15:14Let them be; they are but blind guides; and, if one blind man 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 shall be given it.”
Luke 11:29As 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.
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 shall 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 →