Mark 8:12

And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.

Cross-references

Mark 3:5 Parallel

In Mark 3:5, Jesus is similarly grieved and angered by their hardness of heart, echoing the deep sigh of frustration here.

Mark 6:6 Parallel

In Mark 6:6, Jesus marvels at their unbelief, another reaction to the same hardness that causes this sigh.

Mark 9:19 Parallel

In Mark 9:19, Jesus cries out against a 'faithless generation,' mirroring the exasperation with this generation's demand for a sign.

Mark 7:34 Parallel

In Mark 7:34, Jesus also sighs, but in a healing context—showing a different emotional expression of his divine compassion.

In John 12:37-43, despite many signs people still didn't believe, explaining why Jesus refuses to give yet another sign here.

In John 11:33-38, Jesus is deeply troubled and weeps, showing his emotional turmoil over death and unbelief, similar to this sigh.

In Luke 22:67-70, Jesus refuses to answer hostile questioners who won't believe, similar to refusing a sign to this generation.

Luke 19:41 Parallel

In Luke 19:41, Jesus weeps over Jerusalem, another deep emotional response to unbelief, paralleling the sigh here.

In Luke 16:29-31, Abraham explains that those who reject Scripture won't be convinced by a sign—the rationale behind Jesus' refusal here.

Luke 11:30 Typology

In Luke 11:30, Jonah’s sign is applied typologically to the Son of Man.

Luke 11:29 Parallel

In Luke 11:29, the same saying is repeated with the sign of Jonah exception.

In Matthew 16:4, the same saying appears with the sign of Jonah exception.

In Matthew 12:40, Jonah’s sign is typologically applied to Jesus’ three days in the tomb.

In Matthew 12:39, this same refusal adds an exception — the sign of Jonah.

Luke 11:16 Parallel

Luke 11:16 records a similar demand for a sign from heaven — a repeated challenge Jesus faced.

Matthew 12:38 Historical context

Matthew 12:38 records the Pharisees’ request for a sign that prompts Jesus’ refusal here.

2 Kings 20:9 gives a sign to Hezekiah, contrasting with Jesus’ refusal to give a sign.