Matthew 12:39-50 ▼

39 But he answered and said unto them, A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh a sign; and no sign shall be given it, but the sign of Jonah the prophet:

40 for as Jonah was in the belly of the whale three days and three nights; so shall the Son of man be in the heart of the earth three days and three nights.

41 The men of Nineveh shall rise up in judgment against this generation, and condemn it: for they repented on the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

42 The queen of the South shall rise up in judgment against the men of this generation, and condemn it: for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

43 When the unclean spirit is indeed gone out of a man, he traverses through places destitute of water, in search of rest, but cannot find it.

44 Then he saith, I will return to my mansion, whence I came; and on his arrival, he findeth it unoccupied, swept, and furnished.

45 Then goeth he, and taketh with himself seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there: and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it also be with this wicked generation.

46 And while he was yet speaking to the multitudes, behold, his mother and his brethren stood without, desiring to speak to him.

47 And a person said unto him, Behold, thy mother and thy brethren stand without, desiring to speak to thee.

48 But he answered and said to him that told him, Who is my mother? and who are my brethren?

49 And stretching out his hand towards his disciples, he said, Behold my mother and my brethren.

50 For whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in heaven, the same is my brother, and sister, and mother.