And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and said,
Why does this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
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John Chrysostom
AD 407
But for what sign from heaven were they asking? Maybe that he should hold back the sun, or curb the moon, or bring down thunderbolts, or change the direction of the wind, or something like that? … In Pharaoh’s time there was an enemy from whom deliverance was needed. But for one who comes among friends, there should be no need of such signs. Gospel of St. Matthew, Homily
