29And 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.
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And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. …
For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. …
In the mean time, when there were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people, insomuch that they trode one upon another, he began to say unto his disciples first of all, Beware ye of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 29-36)Christ’s discourse in these verses shows two things:— I. What is the sign we may expect from God for the confirmation of our faith . The great and most convincing proof of Christ’s being sent of God, and which they were yet to wait for, after the many signs that had been given them, was the resurrection of Christ from the dead. Here is, 1. A reproof to the people for demanding other signs than wha…
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