²² Seeing that the Jews make request for signs, and the Greeks are looking for knowledge:

¹⁸ And some of those who were supporters of the theories of the Epicureans and the Stoics, had a meeting with him. And some said, What is this talker of foolish words saying? And others, He seems to be a preacher of strange gods: because he was preaching of Jesus and his coming back from the dead.

¹⁹ And they took him to Mars' Hill, saying, Will you make clear to us what is this new teaching of yours?

²⁰ For you seem to us to say strange things, and we have a desire to get the sense of them.

²¹ (Now all the Athenians and the men from other lands who come there were giving all their time to talking or hearing of anything new.)

³⁸ Then some of the scribes and Pharisees, hearing this, said to him, Master, we are looking for a sign from you.

³⁹ But he, answering, said to them, An evil and false generation is looking for a sign; and no sign will be given to it but the sign of the prophet Jonah:

¹ And the Pharisees and Sadducees came and, testing him, made a request to him to give them a sign from heaven.

² But in answer he said to them, At nightfall you say, The weather will be good, for the sky is red.

³ And in the morning, The weather will be bad today, for the sky is red and angry. You are able to see the face of heaven, but not the signs of the times.

⁴ An evil and false generation is searching after a sign; and no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah. And he went away from them.

¹¹ And the Pharisees came out and put questions to him, requesting from him a sign from heaven, testing him.

¹⁶ And others, testing him, were looking for a sign from heaven from him.

¹⁸ Then the Jews put this question to him: What sign of authority have you to give us, seeing that you do these things?

²⁰ But if I, by the finger of God, send out evil spirits, then the kingdom of God has overtaken you.

²⁸ Then the woman put down her water-pot and went into the town, and said to the people,