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Matthew 12:39 Cross-References
Explore 5 cross-references for Matthew 12:39 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Matthew chapter 12 verse 39 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“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 (KJV)
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Commentary on Matthew 12:39
'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.' Jesus refuses their demand, calling them 'evil and adulterous generation' (γενεὰ πονηρὰ καὶ μοιχαλίς/genea ponēra kai moichalis). The phrase 'adulterous' metaphorically describes spiritual unfaithfulness—Israel was God's bride (Hosea 1-3), now unfaithful through unbelief and rejection of Messiah. Reformed theology sees 'sign-seeking' as symptom of evil: demanding proof while rejecting evidence reveals hardened hearts. Jesus pro...
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Cross-References for Matthew 12:39
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“and there will be no sign given to it”
“he began to say”
“the Son of Man also will be ashamed of him”
“you sons of the sorceress”
“don't you know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Whoever therefore wants to be a friend of the world makes himself an enemy of God.”