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# An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign ... given to it
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Jesus is speaking about the people he is talking to. Alternate translation: "You are an evil and adulterous generation who demands signs from me ... given to you"
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# adulterous generation
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Here "adulterous" describes people who are not faithful to God. Alternate translation: "unfaithful generation" or "godless generation"
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# no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah
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"The only sign that will be given to it is the sign of Jonah" or "The only sign that God will give is the sign of Jonah"
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# the sign of Jonah
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"what happened to Jonah" or "the miracle that God did for Jonah"
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