Matthew 16:1

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Summary

Matthew 16:1

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

Sadducees

Tempting

General references

Luke 11:16

Luke 23:12

Bible References

Sadducees

Jesus said to them, "See and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees."

But when he noticed a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for his baptism, he said to them, "You brood of vipers, who told you to flee from the coming Wrath?

That same day some Sadducees came up to him, men who hold there is no resurrection. They put this question to him:

Sadducees, men who hold there is no resurrection, also came up and put a question to him.

Some of the Sadducees came up, who deny any resurrection, and put a question to him.

While they were speaking to the people, they were surprised by the priests, the commander of the temple, and the Sadducees,

This filled the high priest Annas and his allies, the Sadducean party, with bitter jealousy;

Then, finding half the Sanhedrin were Sadducees and the other half Pharisees, Paul shouted to them, "I am a Pharisee, brothers, the son of Pharisees! It is for the hope of the resurrection from the dead that I am on trial!"

Tempting

Then the Pharisees came up to tempt him. They asked, "Is it right to divorce one's wife for any reason?"

But Jesus detected their malice. He said, "Why do you tempt me, you hypocrites?

Now some Pharisees came up and asked him if a man was allowed to divorce his wife. This was to tempt him.

Are we to pay, or are we not to pay?" But he saw their trick and said to them, "Why tempt me? Bring me a shilling. Let me see it."

Now a jurist got up to tempt him. "Teacher," he said, "what am I to do to inherit life eternal?"

Others by way of tempting him demanded he should give them a Sign from heaven.

But he noted their knavery and said to them,

(They said this to test him, in order to get a charge against him.) Jesus stooped down, and began to write with his finger on the ground;

General references

Others by way of tempting him demanded he should give them a Sign from heaven.

Herod and Pilate became friends that day ??previously they had been at enmity.