Jesus rebukes the unbelieving scribes and Pharisees because they demanded that he perform a sign after he had healed the blind, demon possessed man.

## wish  ##

"want"

## evil and adulterous generation  ##

People living at this time loved doing evil and were unfaithful to God.

## no sign will be given to it ##

“God will not give a sign to this evil and adulterous generation.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])

## the sign of Jonah ##

This could be translated as “what happened to Jonah” or “the miracle that God did for Jonah” (See:[[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor]])

## in the heart of the earth ##

inside a physical grave (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])