Cross references

Mark 8:12

Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”

Mark 8:12 BSB

Mark 8:12 has 13 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 13 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Matthew 12:39–40 (10 votes) and Matthew 16:4 (9 votes). 11 other verses point back to it. It links with 5 other books, from 2 Kings 20 to John 12.

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Which verses does Mark 8:12 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah. For as Jonah was three days and three nights in the belly of the great fish, so the Son of Man will be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.

  2. A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.

  3. Mark 7:349 votes

    And looking up to heaven, He sighed deeply and said to him, “Ephphatha!” (which means, “Be opened!”).

  4. Although Jesus had performed so many signs in their presence, they still did not believe in Him. This was to fulfill the word of Isaiah the prophet: “Lord, who has believed our message? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed?” …

  5. As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah. For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

  6. Mark 3:56 votes

    Jesus looked around at them with anger and sorrow at their hardness of heart. Then He said to the man, “Stretch out your hand.” So he stretched it out, and it was restored.

  7. “If You are the Christ, tell us.” Jesus answered, “If I tell you, you will not believe. And if I ask you a question, you will not answer. …

  8. He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not.

  9. Mark 6:64 votes

    And He was amazed at their unbelief. And He went around from village to village, teaching the people.

  10. Mark 9:194 votes

    “O unbelieving generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to Me.”

  11. Luke 19:414 votes

Which verses point to Mark 8:12?

The 10 strongest of 11.