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Matthew 16:4 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

" 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. "

Matthew 16:4

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2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

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.

5 And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.

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Jonah 1:1

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"Now the word of the LORD came unto Jonah the son of Amittai, saying,"

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Luke 11:29-30

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Matthew 12:39-40

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James 4:4

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"Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God."

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Jonah 1:17

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"Now the LORD had prepared a great fish to swallow up Jonah. And Jonah was in the belly of the fish three days and three nights."

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Mark 8:12

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"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."

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From This Chapter

Matthew 16:1

"The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven."

Matthew 16:2

"He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red."

Matthew 16:3

"And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?"

Matthew 16:5

"And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread."

Matthew 16:6

"Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees."

Matthew 16:7

"And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have taken no bread."
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