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"But I tell you that everycarelessword that peoplespeak, they shall give an accounting for it in 1the day of judgment.
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"For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."
The Desire for Signs
38Thensome of the scribes and Phariseessaid to Him, "Teacher, 2we want to see a sign from You."
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But He answered and said to them, "3An evil and adulterousgenerationcraves for a sign; and yet nosign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah the prophet;
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for just as 4JONAH WAS THREEDAYS AND THREENIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF THE SEAMONSTER, so will 5the Son of Man be 6threedays and threenights in the heart of the earth.
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"7The men of Nineveh will stand up with thisgeneration at the judgment, and will condemn it because8they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, 9something greater than Jonah is here.
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"10The Queen of the South will rise up with thisgeneration at the judgment and will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, 11something greater than Solomon is here.
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"12Nowwhen the uncleanspiritgoes out of a man, it passesthroughwaterlessplacesseekingrest, and does not find it.
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"Then it says, 'I will return to my house from which I came '; and when it comes, it finds it unoccupied, swept, and put in order.
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"Then it goes and takesalong with it sevenotherspiritsmorewicked than itself, and they go in and livethere; and 13the last state of that manbecomesworse than the first. That is the way it will also be with thisevilgeneration."
Changed Relationships
4614While He was stillspeaking to the crowds, behold, His 15mother and 16brothers were standingoutside, seeking to speak to Him.