Mark 8:12

And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.

And {G2532} he sighed deeply {G389} in his {G846} spirit {G4151}, and saith {G3004}, Why {G5101} doth {G1934} this {G3778} generation {G1074} seek after {G1934} a sign {G4592}? verily {G281} I say {G3004} unto you {G5213}, There shall no {G1487} sign {G4592} be given {G1325} unto this {G5026} generation {G1074}.

With a sigh that came straight from his heart, he said, "Why does this generation want a sign? Yes! I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation!"

Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”

And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.

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Cross-References

  • Matthew 12:39 (7 votes)

    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 12:40 (7 votes)

    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.

  • Mark 7:34 (7 votes)

    And looking up to heaven, he sighed, and saith unto him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened.

  • John 12:37 (6 votes)

    ¶ But though he had done so many miracles before them, yet they believed not on him:

  • John 12:43 (6 votes)

    For they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

  • Matthew 16:4 (6 votes)

    A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

  • Luke 11:29 (5 votes)

    ¶ And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.