Matthew 12:38 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.”
Matthew 12:38 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 12:38 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 12:38 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.””
Matthew 12:38 — World English Bible
Matthew 12:38 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, Teacher, we would see a sign from thee. ”
Matthew 12:38 — American Standard Version
Matthew 12:38 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Then answered certain of the scribes and Pharisees, saying, `Teacher, we will to see a sign from thee.'”
Matthew 12:38 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 12:38 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Then answered him some of the scribes and Pharisees, saying, Teacher, we desire to see a sign from thee. ”
Matthew 12:38 — Darby Translation
Matthew 12:38 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Then answered certaine of ye Scribes and of the Pharises, saying, Master, we would see a signe of thee.”
Matthew 12:38 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 12:38 in Context — Matthew 12
36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
40 For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale’s belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
What Does Matthew 12:38 Mean?
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