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Matthew 16:1
1Some Pharisees and Sadducees went to see Jesus. They wanted to test him to see what he would do. They asked him, ‘Do something powerful for us to see. Then we will believe that God has sent you.’
Matthew 16:1 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
- New International Version (NIV)The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven.
Context of Matthew 16:1
Some Pharisees and Sadducees went to see Jesus. They wanted to test him to see what he would do. They asked him, ‘Do something powerful for us to see. Then we will believe that God has sent you.’ 2Jesus answered them, ‘Sometimes the sky is red in the evening. Then you say, “Tomorrow the weather will be good.” 3Sometimes in the morning the sky is red and there are dark clouds. Then you say, “Today there will be a storm.” So you look at the sky and you know what the weather will be. But special things are happening now. And you do not understand what they mean.
Read all of Matthew 16Matthew 16:1 word by word
καὶ προσελθόντες οἱ Φαρισαῖοι καὶ Σαδδουκαῖοι, πειράζοντες ἐπηρώτησαν αὐτὸν σημεῖον ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐπιδεῖξαι αὐτοῖς.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- The Phariseesὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- The PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
- alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- the SadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοςSaddoukaios · SadduceeG4523
- cameπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
- and temptingπειράζωpeirazō · to test/tempt: testG3985
- desiredἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905
- himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- that he would shewἐπιδείκνυμιepideiknumi · to show/proveG1925
- a signσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
- fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
Cross-references for Matthew 16:1
- Matthew 5:20I tell you this: You must always do what is right. You must live in a way that is better than the teachers of God's Law and the Pharisees. You will never come into the kingdom of heaven if you do not do better than them.’
- Matthew 9:11Some Pharisees saw what was happening. They said to Jesus' disciples, ‘Your teacher is eating a meal with these bad people. That is not right. They are people who do not obey God, and some of them take taxes from people.’
- Matthew 12:14Then the Pharisees went out from the meeting place. They began to talk to each other about how they could kill Jesus.
- Matthew 15:1After that, a group of Pharisees and teachers of God's Law came from Jerusalem to talk to Jesus.
- Matthew 22:15After the Pharisees heard this, they thought about what they could do. They wanted to ask Jesus difficult questions. They wanted to make him say something wrong about the Roman ruler.
- Matthew 23:2He said, ‘The teachers of God's Law and the Pharisees have authority to explain the Law of Moses.
- Matthew 27:62The next day was the Jewish day of rest. The leaders of the priests and the Pharisees met together with Pilate.
- Matthew 16:6Jesus said to them, ‘Be careful! Do not accept the yeast of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.’
- Matthew 3:7Many Pharisees and Sadducees came to John. They wanted John to baptize them. He said to them, ‘You are like dangerous snakes. God is angry. You are trying to run away from him. But he will soon punish people like you.
- Matthew 22:23On that day, some Sadducees also came to Jesus. Sadducees do not believe that anyone becomes alive again after they die. They wanted to ask Jesus a question.
- Mark 12:18Also, some Sadducees came to Jesus. Sadducees do not believe that anyone becomes alive again after they die. They wanted to ask Jesus a question.
- Luke 20:27Then some of the Sadducees came to see Jesus. The Sadducees do not believe that anyone becomes alive again after they die.
- Acts 4:1Peter and John were still speaking to the crowd in the yard of the temple. Then some priests, the leader of the police in the temple and some Sadducees came to them.
- Acts 5:17People liked the apostles very much. So the most important priest and his friends who belonged to the Sadducees' group were very jealous.
- Acts 23:6Then Paul saw that there were some Sadducees and also some Pharisees in the meeting. So he shouted out to the whole group of Jewish leaders, ‘My brothers, I am a Pharisee! My father was also a Pharisee. I believe that dead people will certainly rise and they will live again. That is the reason why you are judging me today.’
- Matthew 19:3Some Pharisees came to talk to Jesus. They wanted to see how he would answer their question. They asked, ‘Can a man send his wife away so that she is no longer his wife? Is it right for him to do that for any reason he chooses?’
Commentaries on Matthew 16:1
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The Pharisees also with the Sadducees - Though a short account of these has been already given in a note on Matthew 3:7, yet, as one more detailed may be judged necessary, I think it proper to introduce it in this place. The Pharisees were the most considerable sect among the Jews, for they had not only the scribes, and all the learned men of the law of their party, but they also drew after them the bulk of the people. When this sect arose is uncertain…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-4Verses 1-4 See also Mark 8:11-12. The Pharisees also, and the Sadducees - See the notes at Matthew 3:7. Tempting - That is, trying him - feigning a desire to see evidence that he was the Messiah, but with a real desire to see him make the attempt to work a miracle and fail, so that they might betray him and ruin him. A sign from heaven - Some miraculous appearance in the sky. Such appearances had been given by the prophets; and they supposed, if he was…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1The Pharisees and Sadducees ask a sign. (1-4) Jesus cautions against the doctrine of the Pharisees. (5-12) Peter's testimony that Jesus was the Christ. (13-20) Christ foretells his sufferings, and rebukes Peter. (21-23) The necessity of self-denial. (24-28) Verses 1-4 The Pharisees and Sadducees were opposed to each other in principles and in conduct; yet they joined against Christ. But they desired a sign of their own choosing: they despised those signs…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-12After being welcomed among the Gentiles (non-Jews), Jesus returned to his own people. There he faced rejection again.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 16
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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