Matthew 16:1

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.
• 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)One day the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, demanding that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority.

Context of Matthew 16:1

The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven. 2He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’ 3and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.

Matthew 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 5:20For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 9:11When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
• Matthew 12:14But the Pharisees went out and plotted how they might kill Jesus.
• Matthew 15:1Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
• Matthew 22:15Then the Pharisees went out and laid plans to trap him in his words.
• Matthew 23:2“The teachers of the law and the Pharisees sit in Moses’ seat.
• Matthew 27:62The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate.
• Matthew 16:6“Be careful,” Jesus said to them. “Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
• Matthew 3:7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them: “You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?
• Matthew 22:23That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.
• Mark 12:18Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.
• Luke 20:27Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question.
• Acts 4:1The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people.
• Acts 5:17Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy.
• Acts 23:6Then Paul, knowing that some of them were Sadducees and the others Pharisees, called out in the Sanhedrin, “My brothers, I am a Pharisee, descended from Pharisees. I stand on trial because of the hope of the resurrection of the dead.”
• Matthew 19:3Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?”

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