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Matthew 16:4

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And in the morning, [It will be] foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O [ye] hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not [discern] the signs of the times?	A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.	And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

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KJV with Strong's Numbers

A wicked^G4190 and^G2532 adulterous^G3428 generation^G1074 seeketh after^G1934 a sign^G4592; and^G2532 there shall no^G3756 sign^G4592 be given^G1325 unto it^G846, but^G1508 the sign^G4592 of the prophet^G4396 Jonas^G2495. And^G2532 he left^G2641 them^G846, and departed^G565.

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Original Greek

γενεὰ πονηρὰ καὶ μοιχαλὶς σημεῖον ἐπιζητεῖ· καὶ σημεῖον οὐ δοθήσεται αὐτῇ, εἰ μὴ τὸ σημεῖον Ἰωνᾶ τοῦ προφήτου. καὶ καταλιπὼν αὐτούς, ἀπῆλθε.

Greek	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
γενεὰ	genea	G1074	N-NSF	generation
πονηρὰ	ponēra	G4190	A-NSF	A wicked
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
μοιχαλὶς	moichalis	G3428	N-NSF	adulterous
σημεῖον	sēmeion	G4592	N-ASN	a sign
ἐπιζητεῖ·	epizētei	G1934	V-PAI-3S	seeketh after
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	and
σημεῖον	sēmeion	G4592	N-NSN	sign
οὐ	ou	G3756	PRT-N	there shall no
δοθήσεται	dothēsetai	G1325	V-FPI-3S	be given
αὐτῇ,	autē	G846	P-DSF	unto it
εἰ	ei	G1487	COND	but
μὴ	mē	G3361	PRT-N
τὸ	to	G3588	T-NSN	the
σημεῖον	sēmeion	G4592	N-NSN	sign
Ἰωνᾶ	Iōna	G2495	N-GSM	Jonas
τοῦ	tou	G3588	T-GSM	of the
προφήτου.	prophētou	G4396	N-GSM	prophet
καὶ	kai	G2532	CONJ	And
καταλιπὼν	katalipōn	G2641	V-2AAP-NSM	he left
αὐτούς,	autous	G846	P-APM	them
ἀπῆλθε.	apēlthe	G565	V-2AAI-3S	and departed

Source: Textus Receptus (Scrivener 1894)

Strong's References

• G565 — ἀπέρχομαι (apérchomai, ap-erkh'-om-ahee): I come or go away from, depart, return — from ἀπό and ἔρχομαι; to go off (i.e. depart), aside (i.e. apart) or behind (i.e. follow), literally or figuratively:--come, depart, go (aside, away, back, out, … ways), pass away, be past.
• G846 — αὐτός (autós, ow-tos'): he, she, it, they, them, same — from the particle (perhaps akin to the base of ἀήρ through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward); the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative ἑαυτοῦ) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons:--her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare αὑτοῦ.
• G1074 — γενεά (geneá, ghen-eh-ah'): a generation — from (a presumed derivative of) γένος; a generation; by implication, an age (the period or the persons):--age, generation, nation, time.
• G1325 — δίδωμι (dídōmi, did'-o-mee): I offer, give — a prolonged form of a primary verb (which is used as an alternative in most of the tenses); to give (used in a very wide application, properly, or by implication, literally or figuratively; greatly modified by the connection):--adventure, bestow, bring forth, commit, deliver (up), give, grant, hinder, make, minister, number, offer, have power, put, receive, set, shew, smite (+ with the hand), strike (+ with the palm of the hand), suffer, take, utter, yield.
• G1508 — εἰ μή (ei mḗ, i may): from εἰ and μή; if not:--but, except (that), if not, more than, save (only) that, saving, till.
• G1934 — ἐπιζητέω (epizētéō, ep-eed-zay-teh'-o): I seek after, desire, search for — from ἐπί and ζητέω; to search (inquire) for; intensively, to demand, to crave:--desire, enquire, seek (after, for).
• G2495 — Ἰωνᾶς (Iōnâs, ee-o-nas'): Jonah — of Hebrew origin (יוֹנָה); Jonas (i.e. Jonah), the name of two Israelites:--Jonas.
• G2532 — καί (kaí, kahee): and, even, also, namely — apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force; and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words:--and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
• G2641 — καταλείπω (kataleípō, kat-al-i'-po): I leave behind, abandon — from κατά and λείπω; to leave down, i.e. behind; by implication, to abandon, have remaining:--forsake, leave, reserve.
• G3428 — μοιχαλίς (moichalís, moy-khal-is'): an adulteress — a prolonged form of the feminine of μοιχός; an adulteress (literally or figuratively):--adulteress(-ous, -y).
• G3756 — οὐ (ou, oo): no, not — a primary word; the absolute negative (compare μή) adverb; no or not:--+ long, nay, neither, never, no (X man), none, (can-)not, + nothing, + special, un(-worthy), when, + without, + yet but. See also οὐ μή, μῆκος.
• G4190 — πονηρός (ponērós, pon-ay-ros'): evil, bad, wicked — from a derivative of πόνος; hurtful, i.e. evil (properly, in effect or influence, and thus differing from κακός, which refers rather to essential character, as well as from σαπρός, which indicates degeneracy from original virtue); figuratively, calamitous; also (passively) ill, i.e. diseased; but especially (morally) culpable, i.e. derelict, vicious, facinorous; neuter (singular) mischief, malice, or (plural) guilt; masculine (singular) the devil, or (plural) sinners:--bad, evil, grievous, harm, lewd, malicious, wicked(-ness). See also πονηρότερος.
• G4396 — προφήτης (prophḗtēs, prof-ay'-tace): a prophet, poet — from a compound of πρό and φημί; a foreteller ("prophet"); by analogy, an inspired speaker; by extension, a poet:--prophet.
• G4592 — σημεῖον (sēmeîon, say-mi'-on): a sign, miracle, indication — neuter of a presumed derivative of the base of σημαίνω; an indication, especially ceremonially or supernaturally:--miracle, sign, token, wonder.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Greek (Textus Receptus, Scrivener 1894) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• G1487 — εἰ (ei, i): if — a primary particle of conditionality; if, whether, that, etc.:--forasmuch as, if, that, (al-)though, whether. Often used in connection or composition with other particles, especially as in εἴγε, εἰ δὲ μή(γε), εἰ καί, εἰ μή, εἰ μή τι, εἴ περ, εἴ πως, εἴ τις, ἐκ. See also ἐάν.
• G3361 — μή (mḗ, may): not, lest — a primary particle of qualified negation (whereas οὐ expresses an absolute denial); (adverb) not, (conjunction) lest; also (as an interrogative implying a negative answer (whereas οὐ expects an affirmative one)) whether:--any but (that), X forbear, + God forbid, + lack, lest, neither, never, no (X wise in), none, nor, (can-)not, nothing, that not, un(-taken), without. Often used in compounds in substantially the same relations. See also ἐὰν μή, ἵνα μή, οὐ μή, μῆκος, μηκύνω, μήν, μὴ οὐκ.
• G3588 — ὁ (ho, ho): the — the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom):--the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.

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