Matthew 12:39 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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:”
Matthew 12:39 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 12:39 in 6 Bible Translations
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Matthew 12:39 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“But he answered them, “An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, but no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.”
Matthew 12:39 — World English Bible
Matthew 12:39 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 Jonah the prophet: ”
Matthew 12:39 — American Standard Version
Matthew 12:39 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And he answering said to them, `A generation, evil and adulterous, doth seek a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet;”
Matthew 12:39 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 12:39 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“But he, answering, said to them, A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it save the sign of Jonas the prophet. ”
Matthew 12:39 — Darby Translation
Matthew 12:39 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“But he answered and said to them, An euill and adulterous generation seeketh a signe, but no signe shall be giuen vnto it, saue that signe of the Prophet Ionas.”
Matthew 12:39 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 12:39 in Context — Matthew 12
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.
41 The men of Nineveh shall rise in judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: because they repented at the preaching of Jonas; and, behold, a greater than Jonas is here.
What Does Matthew 12:39 Mean?
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