Matthew 16:1

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“Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.”

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BSBPD

“Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and trying him asked him to show them a sign from heaven.”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“And the Pharisees and Sadducees having come, tempting, did question him, to shew to them a sign from the heaven,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Matthew 16:1 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Matthew 3:7But when John saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his place of baptism, he said to them, “You brood of vipers, who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
  2. Matthew 5:20For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
  3. Matthew 9:11When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
  4. Matthew 12:14But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
  5. Matthew 12:38Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
  6. Matthew 15:1Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
  7. Matthew 16:6“Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
  8. Matthew 16:11How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
  9. Matthew 19:3Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
  10. Matthew 22:15Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.
  11. Matthew 22:18But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?
  12. Matthew 22:23That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.
  13. Matthew 22:34And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.
  14. Matthew 23:2“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
  15. Matthew 27:62The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.
  16. Mark 8:11Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
  17. Mark 10:2Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.
  18. Mark 12:15But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”
  19. Mark 12:18Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:
  20. Luke 10:25One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”
  21. Luke 11:16And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.
  22. Luke 11:29As the crowds were increasing, Jesus said, “This is a wicked generation. It demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.
  23. Luke 11:53As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,
  24. Luke 12:54Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.

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