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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus continues teaching the crowd.
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# As the crowds were increasing
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"As more people were joining the crowd" or "As the crowd was growing larger"
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# This generation is an evil generation. It seeks ... to it
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Here "generation" refers to the people in it. Alternate translation: "The people living at this time are evil people. They seek ... to them" or "You people living at this time are evil people. You seek ... to you"
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# It seeks a sign
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The information about what kind of sign it seeks can be made explicit. Alternate translation: "It wants me to perform a miracle as proof that I have come from God" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-explicit]])
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# no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah
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This double negative emphasizes that the sign of Jonah is the only sign that will be given. Alternate translation: "The only sign that will be given to it is the sign of Jonah" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-doublenegatives]])
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# no sign will be given to it
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This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "God will not give it a sign" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
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# the sign of Jonah
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"what happened to Jonah" or "the miracle that God did for Jonah"
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