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Mark 8:12

Faith

10 And straightway he entered into a ship with his disciples, and came into the parts of Dalmanutha.

11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

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.

13 And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.

14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
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.”
KJV
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.
WEB
He sighed deeply in his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Most certainly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”
ASV
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.
DARBY
And groaning in his spirit, he says, Why does this generation seek a sign? Verily I say unto you, A sign shall in no wise be given to this generation.
BLB
And having sighed deeply in His spirit, He says, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I say to you⁺, no sign will be given to this generation.”
ÅB
Og han sukket i sin ånd og sa: Hvorfor krever denne slekt tegn? Sannelig sier jeg dere: Ikke skal det gis denne slekt noe tegn.
OTB
Han sukket dypt i sin ånd og sa: "Hvorfor ber denne generasjonen om et tegn? Sannelig sier jeg dere, det vil ikke bli gitt noe tegn til den."
B1930
Og han sukket i sin ånd og sa: Hvorfor krever denne slekt tegn? Sannelig sier jeg eder: Ikke skal det gis denne slekt noget tegn.

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Cross references

  • Matthew 12:39–40

    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:

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  • Mark 7:34

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

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  • John 12:37–43

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

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  • Matthew 16:4

    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.

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  • Luke 11:29–30

    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.

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  • Mark 3:5

    And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

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  • Luke 22:67–70

    Art thou the Christ? tell us. And he said unto them, If I tell you, ye will not believe:

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  • Isaiah 53:3

    He is despised and rejected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief: and we hid as it were our faces from him; he was despised, and we esteemed him not.

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