Verse 4
Matthew 16:4
World English Bible, British Edition
4
An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and there will be no sign given to it, except
the sign of the prophet Jonah.”
He left them and departed.
Original Language Text
greek
Γενεὰ πονηρὰ καὶ μοιχαλὶς σημεῖον ἐπιζητεῖ, καὶ σημεῖον οὐ δοθήσεται αὐτῇ εἰ μὴ τὸ σημεῖον ⸀Ἰωνᾶ. καὶ καταλιπὼν αὐτοὺς ἀπῆλθεν.
English Translation
A wicked and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. And leaving them, he departed.
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Chapter 16 Context
1
The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them
a sign from heaven.
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2
But he answered them,
“When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’
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3
In the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Hypocrites! You...
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4
An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and there will be no sign given to it, except...
5
The disciples came to the other side and had forgotten to take bread.
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6
Yashua (Jesus) said to them,
“Take heed and beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
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7
They reasoned amongst themselves, saying, “We brought no bread.”
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8
Yashua (Jesus), perceiving it, said,
“Why do you reason amongst yourselves, you of little faith, bec...
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9
Don’t you yet perceive or remember the five loaves for the five thousand, and how many baskets you
t...
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10
or the seven loaves for the four thousand, and how many baskets you took up?
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11
How is it that you don’t perceive that I didn’t speak to you concerning bread? But beware of the yea...
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12
Then they understood that he didn’t tell them to beware of the
yeast of bread, but of the teaching o...
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13
Now when Yashua (Jesus) came into the parts of Caesarea Philippi, he
asked his disciples, saying,
“W...
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14
They said, “Some say John the Baptiser, some, Elijah, and others,
Jeremiah or one of the prophets.”
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15
He said to them,
“But who do you say that I am?”
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16
Simon Peter answered, “You are the Christ, the Son of the living
God (Elohim).”
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17
Yashua (Jesus) answered him,
“Blessed are you, Simon Bar Jonah, for flesh and blood has not revealed...
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18
I also tell you that you are Peter,
and on this rock
I will build my assembly, and the gates of Had...
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19
I will give to you the keys of the Kingdom of Heaven, and whatever you bind on earth will have been...
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20
Then he commanded the disciples that they should tell no one that he
was Yashua (Jesus) the Christ.
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21
From that time, Yashua (Jesus) began to show his disciples that he must
go to Jerusalem and suffer m...
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22
Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him, saying, “Far be
it from you, Lord! This will never be...
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23
But he turned and said to Peter,
“Get behind me, Satan! You are a stumbling block to me, for you are...
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24
Then Yashua (Jesus) said to his disciples,
“If anyone desires to come after me, let him deny himself...
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25
For whoever desires to save his life will lose it, and whoever will lose his life for my sake will
f...
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26
For what will it profit a man if he gains the whole world and forfeits his life? Or what will a man...
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27
For the Son of Man will come in the glory of his Father with his angels, and then he will render to...
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28
Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste of death until they...
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