²⁸ But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are ^(A)those who hear the word of God and follow it.”

The Sign of Jonah

²⁹ Now as the crowds were increasing, He began to say, “^(B)This generation is a wicked generation; it ^(C)demands a ^[a]sign, and so no ^[b]sign will be given to it except the ^[c]sign of Jonah. ³⁰ For just as ^(D)Jonah became a ^[d]sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of Man be to this generation.