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.
• 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

One day the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, demanding that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority. 2He replied, “You know the saying, ‘Red sky at night means fair weather tomorrow; 3red sky in the morning means foul weather all day.’ You know how to interpret the weather signs in the sky, but you don’t know how to 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 5:20“But I warn you—unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven!
• Matthew 9:11But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum?”
• Matthew 12:14Then the Pharisees called a meeting to plot how to kill Jesus.
• Matthew 15:1Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus. They asked him,
• Matthew 22:15Then the Pharisees met together to plot how to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested.
• Matthew 23:2“The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the law of Moses.
• Matthew 27:62The next day, on the Sabbath, the leading priests and Pharisees went to see Pilate.
• Matthew 16:6“Watch out!” Jesus warned them. “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”
• Matthew 3:7But when he saw many Pharisees and Sadducees coming to watch him baptize, he denounced them. “You brood of snakes!” he exclaimed. “Who warned you to flee the coming wrath?
• Matthew 22:23That same day Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. They posed this question:
• Mark 12:18Then Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. They posed this question:
• Luke 20:27Then Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead.
• Acts 4:1While Peter and John were speaking to the people, they were confronted by the priests, the captain of the Temple guard, and some of the Sadducees.
• Acts 5:17The high priest and his officials, who were Sadducees, were filled with jealousy.
• Acts 23:6Paul realized that some members of the high council were Sadducees and some were Pharisees, so he shouted, “Brothers, I am a Pharisee, as were my ancestors! And I am on trial because my hope is in the resurrection of the dead!”
• Matthew 19:3Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife for just any 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