Cross references

Matthew 12:39

Jesus replied, “A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

Matthew 12:39 BSB

Matthew 12:39 has 5 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 5 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Matthew 16:4 (8 votes) and Luke 11:29–32 (7 votes). 20 other verses point back to it. It links with 12 other books, from Exodus 7 to James 4.

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Which verses does Matthew 12:39 point to?

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

  1. 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.

  2. 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. …

  3. “But come here, you sons of a sorceress, you offspring of adulterers and prostitutes!

  4. Mark 8:384 votes

    If anyone is ashamed of Me and My words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man will also be ashamed of him when He comes in His Father’s glory with the holy angels.”

  5. James 4:44 votes

    You adulteresses! Do you not know that friendship with the world is hostility toward God? Therefore, whoever chooses to be a friend of the world renders himself an enemy of God.

Which verses point to Matthew 12:39?

The 10 strongest of 20.