Some People Doubt Jesus’ Authority^(A)

¹¹ The Pharisees came to Jesus and asked him questions. They wanted to test him. So they asked him to do a miracle as a sign from God. ¹² Jesus sighed deeply and said, “Why do you people ask to see a miracle as a sign? I want you to know that no miracle will be done to prove anything to you.”

Some People Doubt Jesus’ Authority^(A)

²⁹ The crowd grew larger and larger. Jesus said, “The people who live today are evil. They ask for a miracle as a sign from God. But no miracle will be done to prove anything to them. The only sign will be the miracle that happened to Jonah.^{[a] 30} Jonah was a sign for those who lived in Nineveh.^[b] It is the same with the Son of Man. He will be a sign for the people of this time.

³¹ “On the judgment day, you people who live now will be compared with the queen of the South,^[c] and she will be a witness who shows how guilty you are. Why do I say this? Because she traveled from far, far away to listen to Solomon’s wise teaching. And I tell you that someone^[d] greater than Solomon is right here, but you won’t listen!

³² “On the judgment day, you people who live now will also be compared with the people from Nineveh, and they will be witnesses who show how guilty you are. I say this because when Jonah preached to those people, they changed their hearts and lives. And you are listening to someone greater than Jonah, but you refuse to change!