¹² But He ^(A)sighed deeply in His spirit, and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Assuredly, I say to you, ^(B)no sign shall be given to this generation.”

³⁴ Then, ^(A)looking up to heaven, ^(B)He sighed, and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”

³⁹ But He answered and said to them, “An evil and ^(A)adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. ^40 (B)For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so will the Son of Man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

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³⁷ But although He had done so many ^(A)signs before them, they did not believe in Him, ³⁸ that the word of Isaiah the prophet might be fulfilled, which he spoke:

³⁹ Therefore they could not believe, because Isaiah said again:

^41 (E)These things Isaiah said ^[a]when he saw His glory and spoke of Him.

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⁴² Nevertheless even among the rulers many believed in Him, but ^(F)because of the Pharisees they did not confess Him, lest they should be put out of the synagogue; ^43 (G)for they loved the praise of men more than the praise of God.

^4 (A)A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of ^[a]the prophet Jonah.” And He left them and departed.

Seeking a Sign^(A)

^29 (B)And while the crowds were thickly gathered together, He began to say, “This is an evil generation. It seeks a ^(C)sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah ^[a]the prophet. ³⁰ For as ^(D)Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.

³³ Therefore, when Jesus saw her weeping, and the Jews who came with her weeping, He groaned in the spirit and was troubled. ³⁴ And He said, “Where have you laid him?”

They said to Him, “Lord, come and see.”

^35 (A)Jesus wept. ³⁶ Then the Jews said, “See how He loved him!”

³⁷ And some of them said, “Could not this Man, ^(B)who opened the eyes of the blind, also have kept this man from dying?”

Lazarus Raised from the Dead

³⁸ Then Jesus, again groaning in Himself, came to the tomb. It was a cave, and a ^(C)stone lay against it.

^67 (A)“If You are the Christ, tell us.”

But He said to them, “If I tell you, you will ^(B)by no means believe. ⁶⁸ And if I ^[a]also ask you, you will by no means answer ^[b]Me or let Me go. ^69 (C)Hereafter the Son of Man will sit on the right hand of the power of God.”

⁷⁰ Then they all said, “Are You then the Son of God?”

So He said to them, ^(D)“You rightly say that I am.”

Jesus Weeps over Jerusalem

⁴¹ Now as He drew near, He saw the city and ^(A)wept over it,