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NASB | Mark 8:12 Sighing deeply in His spirit, He *said, "Why does this generation seek for a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation." |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Mark 8:12 He groaned and sighed deeply in His spirit and said, "Why does this generation demand a sign? I assure you and most solemnly say to you, no sign will be given to this generation!" |
Bible Question: mark 8:12 says no signs will be given so that means when you pray for guidance it will not be given |
Bible Answer: nae nae, it's hard to determine whether you're asking a question or attempting to answer one. In either case, Jesus in Mark 8:12 says to the Pharisees who seek a sign, "Assuredly I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation" but He does NOT say that no guidance will be given when His disciples pray. .... We must look at scriptural context closely and consider it carefully. This passage from Mark is no exception. The skeptical Pharisees demanded of Jesus further miraculous proof of His messianic claims. They were not content with the multitudes of miracles He had already performed during His earthly ministry. They demanded more. Possibly they were seeking some sort of astronomical miracle. Who knows what they expected and we may infer from their stiff-necked skepticism and cynicism that these Pharisees would not have believed no matter what signs they were exposed to. ..... Now to the matter of praying for guidance. Praying for guidance is a far cry from demanding a sign from heaven, as the Pharisees did in this passage. Read Jesus' model prayer for His disciples in Matthew 6:9-12, particularly the petition of vs. 13: "Do not lead us into temptation, but deliver us from the evil one." What else but guidance in our weakness through prayer is Paul talking about in Romans 8:26? He says, "Likewise the Spirit also helps in our weaknesses. For we do not know what we should pray for as we ought, but the Spirit himself makes intercession for us, with groaning which cannot be uttered." .... "The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much" (James 5:16) .... Paul writes a mighty paean to his solid belief in and reliance on the power of prayer in Ephesians 3:13:21. Scripture in scores of passages attests to the power and efficacy of prayer and the necessity of God's people to approch the throne of God in prayer. Nay nay, nae nae, the Bible never says that God does not hear the prayers of his people nor that the guidance of His Spirit will be withheld from the redeemed in Christ who go to God in prayer. --Hank |
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