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Andκαὶsighing deeplyἀναστενάξαςin his spirit,τῷ πνεύματι αὐτοῦhe says,λέγει“WhyΤίdoes this generationἡ γενεὰ αὕτηseekζητεῖa sign?σημεῖονTrulyἀμὴνI tellλέγωyou,ὑμῖνnoεἰsignσημεῖονwill be givenδοθήσεταιto this generation.”τῇ γενεᾷ ταύτῃ
Mark 8:12
Study it in the app“And sighing deeply in his spirit, he says, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.””
With the Greek beneath
Mark 8:12, word by word
- sighing deeplyἀναστενάξαςanastenaxas
sigh deeply
Groan deeply.
Where else “anastenaxas” appears- in his spiritπνεύματιpneumati
spirit
A person's spirit, their inner self.
Where else “pneumati” appears- he saysλέγειlegei
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “legei” appears- does this generationγενεὰgenea
generation
Generation: the people born around the same time, or each step from parent to child in a family.
Where else “genea” appears- seekζητεῖzētei
demand
To demand something, or discuss it.
Where else “zētei” appears- a signσημεῖονsēmeion
sign
A miracle that shows God's power.
Where else “sēmeion” appears- Trulyἀμὴνamēn
truly
"I assure you": Jesus says it to affirm something.
Where else “amēn” appears- will be givenδοθήσεταιdothēsetai
give
To hand something to another freely, as a gift.
Where else “dothēsetai” appears
Translation note
Literally “if a sign will be given”: a Hebrew oath formula meaning “certainly not.”
Parallel passages
Other books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
A sign from heaven demanded
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Mark 8:11-13
11And the Pharisees came out and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, testing him. 12And sighing deeply in his spirit, he says, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.” 13And leaving them, he got into the boat again and went away to the other side.
1And the Pharisees and Sadducees came and, testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 2But he answered and said to them, “When it is evening you say, ‘Fair weather, for the sky is red.’ 3And in the morning, ‘Today there will be a storm, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but the signs of the times you cannot discern. 4A wicked and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” And leaving them, he went away.
The context
11And the Pharisees came out and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, testing him.
12 · This verse (above)
13And leaving them, he got into the boat again and went away to the other side.
To study Mark 8 in a group
1. What it says
What did Jesus ask his disciples about who people said he was, and what did Peter answer (vv. 27–29)?
2. What it means
What does the blind man see after Jesus' first touch, and what does he see after the second (vv. 23–25)?
3. How I live it
Jesus asked, “What will a person give in exchange for his life?” (v. 37). What do you value most in your life?