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For each of you by his words shall be justified, or by his words shall be condemned."
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Then He was accosted by some of the Scribes and of the Pharisees who said, "Teacher, we wish to see a sign given by you."
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"Wicked and faithless generation!" He replied, "they clamour for a sign, but none shall be given to them except the sign of the Prophet Jonah.
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For just as Jonah was three days in the sea-monster's belly, so will the Son of Man be three days in the heart of the earth.
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There will stand up men of Nineveh at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; because they repented at the preaching of Jonah, and mark! there is One greater than Jonah here.
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The Queen of the south will awake at the Judgement together with the present generation, and will condemn it; because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and mark! there is One greater than Solomon here.
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"No sooner however has the foul spirit gone out of the man, then he roams about in places where there is no water, seeking rest but finding none.
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Then he says, `I will return to my house that I left;' and he comes and finds it unoccupied, swept clean, and in good order.
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Then he goes and brings back with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they come in and dwell there; and in the end that man's condition becomes worse than it was at first. So will it be also with the present wicked generation."
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While He was still addressing the people His mother and His brothers were standing on the edge of the crowd desiring to speak to Him.
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So some one told Him, "Your mother and your brothers are standing outside, and desire to speak to you."