Matthew 16:1

The Pharisees and Sadducees test Jesus by demanding a sign from heaven. It matters because their request reveals unbelief, not genuine seeking.

Cross-references · 32

• Luke 11:16And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.
• Acts 4:1While Peter and John were speaking to the people, the priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to them,
• Matt 16:6“Watch out!” Jesus told them. “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
• John 8:6They 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.
• Mark 8:11–21Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
• 1 Cor 1:22Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom,
• Acts 23:6–8Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and 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 20:23But Jesus saw through their duplicity and said to them,
• Luke 11:29–30As 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.
• Luke 20:27Then some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to question Him.
• 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,
• Luke 12:54–56Then 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.
• Acts 5:17Then the high priest and all his associates, who belonged to the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy. They went out
• John 6:30–31So 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.
• Matt 22:15Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.
• Matt 15:1Then some Pharisees and scribes came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
• Mark 12:15But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”
• Mark 12:18Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him:
• Matt 12:14But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
• Matt 27:62The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and Pharisees assembled before Pilate.
• 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?”
• Mark 10:2Some Pharisees came to test Him. “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?” they inquired.
• Matt 5:20For I tell you that unless your righteousness exceeds that of the scribes and Pharisees, you will never enter the kingdom of heaven.
• Matt 19:3Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”
• Matt 22:18But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?
• Matt 9:11When the Pharisees saw this, they asked His disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
• Matt 12:38–39Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
• Matt 22:23That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus and questioned Him.
• Matt 23:2“The scribes and Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
• Matt 16:11–12How do you not understand that I was not telling you about bread? But beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
• Matt 3:7–8But 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?

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