4 ^rAn evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except ^sthe sign of Jonah.” So he left them and departed.

39 But he answered them, ^p“An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 For ^qjust as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be ^rthree days and three nights in the heart of the earth. 41 The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for ^sthey repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here. 42 The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for ^tshe came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here.

The Sign of Jonah

29 ^cWhen the crowds were increasing, he began to say, “This generation is an evil generation. ^dIt seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah. 30 For ^eas Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so will the Son of Man be to this generation. 31 The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them, for ^fshe came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, something greater than Solomon is here. 32 The men of Nineveh will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, for ^gthey repented at the preaching of Jonah, and behold, something greater than Jonah is here.

The Pharisees Demand a Sign

11 ^eThe Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him. 12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit and said, ^f“Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to ^gthis generation.”