39But he answered them, |An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, but no sign will be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.


In Context

36 I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.|

38 Then certain of the scribes and Pharisees answered, |Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.|

39 But he answered them, |An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, but no sign will be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet.

40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the whale, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

41 The men of Nineveh will stand up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, someone greater than Jonah is here.

Matthew 12:39 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:39But 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:

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:39He answered, "A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a miraculous sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:39Who answering said to them: An evil and adulterous generation seeketh a sign: and a sign shall not be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:39But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:39But he, answering, said to them, A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it save the sign of Jonas the prophet.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:39But 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 Jonah the prophet:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:39But he answered and said to them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh for a sign, and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:39And he answering said to them, 'A generation, evil and adulterous, doth seek a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:39But he answered and said to them, An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas: