Mark 8:10-12
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
10 and got into the boat with his disciples and came to the region of Dalmanutha.
The Demand for a Sign. 11 [a]The Pharisees came forward and began to argue with him,(A) seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him.(B) 12 He sighed from the depth of his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Amen, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.”
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- 8:11–12 The objection of the Pharisees that Jesus’ miracles are unsatisfactory for proving the arrival of God’s kingdom is comparable to the request of the crowd for a sign in Jn 6:30–31. Jesus’ response shows that a sign originating in human demand will not be provided; cf. Nm 14:11, 22.
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