³¹ “You of this generation, consider the word of the Lord:

¹⁶ “To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

³⁹ He answered, “A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign! But none will be given it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.^(A)

⁴ A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.”^(A) Jesus then left them and went away.

⁷ But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.”^(A)

⁴⁰ With many other words he warned them; and he pleaded with them, “Save yourselves from this corrupt generation.”^(A)

¹⁵ so that you may become blameless^(A) and pure, “children of God^(B) without fault in a warped and crooked generation.”^[a](C) Then you will shine among them like stars in the sky