² The Lord asked him, ‘What is that in your hand? ’

‘A staff,’ he replied.

¹¹ ‘Ask for a sign^(A) from the Lord your God – it can be as deep as Sheol or as high as heaven.’

¹⁸ So the Jews replied to him, ‘What sign will you show us for doing these things? ’

³⁰ ‘What sign, then, are you going to do so that we may see and believe you? ’ they asked. ‘What are you going to perform?