³⁹ But He answered them,^(A) “An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.^(B)

⁴ An evil and adulterous generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of^[a] Jonah.”^(A) Then He left them and went away.

The Yeast of the Pharisees and Herod

¹¹ The^(A) Pharisees^(B) came out and began to argue with Him, demanding of Him a sign^(C) from heaven^(D) to test^(E) Him.

¹⁵ But some of them said, “He drives out demons by Beelzebul,^(A) the ruler^(B) of the demons!”^{(C) 16} And others, as a test,^(D) were demanding of Him a sign^(E) from heaven.

¹⁷ Knowing their thoughts,^(F) He told them: “Every kingdom divided^(G) against itself is headed for destruction, and a house divided against itself falls.

The Sign of Jonah

²⁹ As the crowds were increasing, He began saying: “This generation^(A) is an evil generation.^(B) It demands a sign,^(C) but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.^{[a](D) 30} For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man^(E) will be to this generation.