2017-06-21 20:45:09 +00:00
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Jesus rebukes the unbelieving scribes and Pharisees because they demanded that he perform a sign after he had healed the blind, demon possessed man.
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## wish ##
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"want"
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## evil and adulterous generation ##
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People living at this time loved doing evil and were unfaithful to God.
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## no sign will be given to it ##
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“God will not give a sign to this evil and adulterous generation.” (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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## the sign of Jonah ##
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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]])
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## in the heart of the earth ##
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inside a physical grave (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]])
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