38Thensome of the scribes and Phariseessaid to Him, "Teacher, 1we want to see a sign from You."
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But He answered and said to them, "2An 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 3JONAH WAS THREEDAYS AND THREENIGHTS IN THE BELLY OF THE SEAMONSTER, so will 4the Son of Man be 5threedays and threenights in the heart of the earth.
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"6The men of Nineveh will stand up with thisgeneration at the judgment, and will condemn it because7they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, 8something greater than Jonah is here.
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"9The 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, 10something greater than Solomon is here.
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"11Nowwhen 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 12the last state of that manbecomesworse than the first. That is the way it will also be with thisevilgeneration."