Matthew 16:1

Translations

Modern

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

Traditional

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

Literal

And having come, the Pharisees and Sadducees, testing Him, asked Him to show them a sign out of heaven.

Latin

Et accesserunt ad eum pharisæi et sadducæi tentantes: et rogaverunt eum ut signum de cælo ostenderet eis.

Original

Greek

English

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

Notes

Matthew 16:1–12

After being welcomed among the Gentiles (non-Jews), Jesus returned to his own people. There he faced rejection again.

Theme notes and profiles

The Pharisees The Sadducees The Stone the Builders Rejected

Events

Discourse with Pharisees and Saduceesc. AD 29

Related verses

Luke 11:16
And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.
Matthew 16:6
“Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
Acts 4:1
While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
Mark 8:11–21
Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
John 8:6
They said this to test Him, in order to have a basis for accusing Him. But Jesus bent down and began to write on the ground with His finger.
1 Corinthians 1:22
Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,
Acts 5:17
Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out
Luke 20:23
But Jesus saw through their duplicity and said to them,
Luke 20:27
Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.
Acts 23:6–8
Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee. It is because of my hope in the resurrection of the dead that I am on trial.”
Luke 11:53–54
As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,
Luke 12:54–56
Then 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.

Parallels

Mark 8:11–13 Luke 12:54–56

People

Pharisee: A strict Jewish sect known for legalism and hypocrisy Sadducee: A Jewish sect that denied the resurrection and spirits

Glossary

Apothegm Faith Gospel of Matthew Jesus Christ Sadducees Sign

Topics

Jesus, the Christ: Received Jesus, the Christ: Refuses to Give a Sign to the Pharisees (In the Region of Magdala) Miracles: Demanded by Unbelievers Persecution of Jesus Pharisees: Hypocrisy of, Reproved by Jesus Reproof: Faithfulness in Jesus Temptation: Christ: Endured, from the Wicked The Pharisees: Christ: Asked for Signs By The Sadducees: Christ: Tempted By

Matthew 16:1

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