12 Bible Verses about Testing Christ
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Now the Pharisees and Sadducees came up and, in order to tempt him, asked him to show them a Sign from heaven.
Now the Pharisees came out and started to argue with him, asking him for a Sign from heaven, by way of tempting him.
Then the Pharisees came up to tempt him. They asked, "Is it right to divorce one's wife for any reason?"
Now some Pharisees came up and asked him if a man was allowed to divorce his wife. This was to tempt him.
Now a jurist got up to tempt him. "Teacher," he said, "what am I to do to inherit life eternal?"
(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;
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."
Pilate said to them, "You brought me this man as being an inciter to rebellion among the people. I have examined him before you and found nothing criminal about him, for all your accusations against him.
