Mark 8:11

The Pharisees demand a sign from heaven, testing Jesus rather than seeking truth. Their request masks unbelief.

Cross-references · 25

• Matt 12:38Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
• John 4:48Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”
• 1 Cor 10:9We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.
• 1 Cor 1:22–23Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,
• Luke 11:16And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.
• Luke 12:54–57Then 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.
• Mal 3:15So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”
• Deut 6:16Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.
• Exod 17:7He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
• Mark 2:16When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
• Matt 16:1–12Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.
• Mark 12:15But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”
• Mark 7:1–2Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus,
• John 7:48“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?
• John 6:30So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?
• Matt 22:34–35And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.
• Exod 17:2So the people contended with Moses, “Give us water to drink.” “Why do you contend with me?” Moses replied. “Why do you test the LORD?”
• Matt 21:23When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”
• Matt 22:15Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.
• Matt 22:23That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.
• Matt 22:18But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?
• Matt 19:3Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
• 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?”
• Luke 11:53–54As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,
• Acts 5:9“How could you agree to test the Spirit of the Lord?” Peter replied. “Look, the feet of the men who buried your husband are at the door, and they will carry you out also.”

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