7. Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him (Jesus) saying “Teacher we want to see a sign from you.” But he answering said to them “An evil and adulterous generation seeks a sign and a sign shall not be given to it except the sign of Jonas the prophet. For as Jonas was in the belly of the sea monster for three days and three nights, so will the Son of man be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.” The Ninevite men will stand up in the day of judgment with this generation and will condemn it because they (the Ninevites) repented at the proclamation of Jonas and behold a greater thing than Jonas is here. The queen of the south (of Sheba) will be raised up in the time of judgment with this generation and will condemn it. She came from the limits of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon. But a greater thing than Solomon is here."Now when the unclean spirit goes out from a man he goes through dry places seeking rest and does not find it. Then he says. I will return into my house from where I came out and coming he finds it standing empty, having been swept out and having been furnished. Then he goes and takes with himself seven other spirits more evil than himself and entering in dwells there. And the last state of that man is worse than the first. Thus also will it be with this evil generation. 12:38-45 Wisdom Discerns

8. While he was still speaking to the crowds behold his mother and his brothers stood outside wanting to speak to him. And someone said to him. Behold your mother and your brothers are standing outside and want to speak to you. And he answering, said to the one saying this to him. “Who is my mother and who are my brothers? “And stretching forth his hand over his disciples he said “Behold my mother and my brothers. For whoever does the will of my Father in heaven, he is my brother and sister and mother.” 12:46-50 Wisdom Relates c/f God's will

9. On that day Jesus on going out of the house sat beside the sea. Many crowds (or sub-groups) were assembled around him so that he went and sat in a boat. All the crowd stood on the beach. He spoke many things to them in parables. He said. “Behold someone went out to sow seed. And as he did so some of it fell by the wayside and the birds of the air came and devoured this. Other seed fell on rocky places where there was not much earth. Immediately the seed sprang up because there was not much depth of earth. But the sun scorched this and as it did not have roots it was dried up. But other seed fell on the thorns. The thorns came up and choked them. Other seeds fell on the good earth and produced fruit some a hundredfold some sixty, and some thirty. Let whoever has ears for this hear it.” 13:1-9 Wisdom Bears Fruit