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The Sign of Jonah

Matthew 12:38

In 9 translations

BSB
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
KJV
¶ Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
WEB
Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”
ASV
Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, Teacher, we would see a sign from thee.
LSV
Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we will to see a sign from You.”
YLT
Then answered certain of the scribes and Pharisees, saying, 'Teacher, we will to see a sign from thee.'
DBY
Then answered him some of the scribes and Pharisees, saying, Teacher, we desire to see a sign from thee.
DRC
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying: Master we would see a sign from thee.
GNV
Then answered certaine of ye Scribes and of the Pharises, saying, Master, we would see a signe of thee.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include αὐτῷ (“to him”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)

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  • SBLGNT: αὐτῷ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read αὐτῷ; Robinson–Pierpont omit this wording.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Τότε ἀπεκρίθησαν αὐτῷ τινες τῶν γραμματέων καὶ Φαρισαίων λέγοντες· Διδάσκαλε, θέλομεν ἀπὸ σοῦ σημεῖον ἰδεῖν.
RP2018
Τότε ἀπεκρίθησάν τινες τῶν γραμματέων καὶ Φαρισαίων, λέγοντες, Διδάσκαλε, θέλομεν ἀπὸ σοῦ σημεῖον ἰδεῖν.
TR-Boyd
Τότε ἀπεκρίθησάν τινες τῶν γραμματέων καὶ Φαρισαίων, λέγοντες, Διδάσκαλε, θέλομεν ἀπὸ σοῦ σημεῖον ἰδεῖν.
SCR1894
τοτε απεκριθησαν τινες των γραμματεων και φαρισαιων λεγοντες διδασκαλε θελομεν απο σου σημειον ιδειν

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 1 Corinthians 1:22Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,
  • Mark 8:11–12Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven. Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no…
  • John 2:18On account of this, the Jews demanded, “What sign can You show us to prove Your authority to do these things?”
  • Luke 11:29As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
  • Luke 11:16And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.
  • John 4:48Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”
  • Matthew 16:1–4Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven. But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’ and in the morning,…
  • John 6:30So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?

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