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, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
• Acts 4:1And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
• Matt 16:6Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
• John 8:6This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
• Mark 8:11–21And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.
• 1 Cor 1:22For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
• Acts 23:6–8But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
• Luke 20:23But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?
• Luke 11:29–30And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
• Luke 20:27Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
• Luke 11:53–54And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:
• Luke 12:54–56And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
• Acts 5:17Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
• John 6:30–31They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
• Matt 22:34–35But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
• Matt 22:15Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
• Matt 15:1Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
• Mark 12:15Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.
• Mark 12:18Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
• Matt 12:14Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
• Matt 27:62Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
• Luke 10:25And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
• Mark 10:2And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
• Matt 5:20For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
• Matt 19:3The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
• Matt 22:18But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
• Matt 9:11And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
• Matt 12:38–39Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
• Matt 22:23The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
• Matt 23:2Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat:
• Matt 16:11–12How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
• Matt 3:7–8But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

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