Matius 12:38

The Sign of Jonah

12:38 Then some of the experts in the law ¹  along with some Pharisees ²  answered him, ³  “Teacher, we want to see a sign ⁴  from you.”

Matius 24:30

24:30 Then ⁵  the sign of the Son of Man will appear in heaven, ⁶  and ⁷  all the tribes of the earth will mourn. They ⁸  will see the Son of Man arriving on the clouds of heaven ⁹  with power and great glory.

[12:38]  ¹ tn Or “Then some of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[12:38]  ² tn Grk “and Pharisees.” The word “some” before “Pharisees” has been supplied for clarification.

[12:38]  sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[12:38]  ³ tn Grk “answered him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant, but the syntax of the sentence was changed to conform to English style.

[12:38]  ⁴ sn What exactly this sign would have been, given what Jesus was already doing, is not clear. But here is where the fence-sitters reside, refusing to commit to him.

[24:30]  ⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[24:30]  ⁶ tn Or “in the sky”; the Greek word οὐρανός (ouranos) may be translated “sky” or “heaven,” depending on the context.

[24:30]  ⁷ tn Here τότε (tote, “then”) has not been translated to avoid redundancy in English.

[24:30]  ⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[24:30]  ⁹ sn An allusion to Dan 7:13. Here is Jesus returning with full authority to judge.