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Matthew 12:34-40
New King James Version
Matthew 12:34-40
New King James Version
34 (A)Brood[a] of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? (B)For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 A good man out of the good treasure [b]of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may 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.”
The Scribes and Pharisees Ask for a Sign(C)
38 (D)Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
39 But He answered and said to them, “An evil and (E)adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. 40 (F)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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- Matthew 12:34 Offspring
- Matthew 12:35 NU, M omit of his heart
Matthew 12:34-40
New International Version
Matthew 12:34-40
New International Version
34 You brood of vipers,(A) how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks(B) what the heart is full of. 35 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. 36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”(C)
The Sign of Jonah(D)(E)
38 Then some of the Pharisees and teachers of the law said to him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign(F) from you.”(G)
39 He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.(H) 40 For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of a huge fish,(I) so the Son of Man(J) will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.(K)
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