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Matthew 12:36-38
New Catholic Bible
Matthew 12:36-38
New Catholic Bible
36 I tell you that on the day of judgment people will have to render an account for every careless word they utter. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
38 The Sign of Jonah.[a] Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, “Teacher, we would like you to show us a sign.”
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- Matthew 12:38 An opinion current among circles of apocalyptic thought at the time looked for the Messiah to perform a unique sign. Jesus offers only the sign of his Death and Resurrection typified by the story of Jonah in the belly of the whale (Jon 2:1).
