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

And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and tempting him asked him to shew them a sign from heaven. 2But he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the heaven is red. 3And in the morning, It will be foul weather today: for the heaven is red and lowring. Ye know how to discern the face of the heaven; but ye cannot discern 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

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• theὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• PhariseesΦαρισαῖοςPharisaios · PhariseeG5330
• SadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοςSaddoukaios · SadduceeG4523
• cameπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• askedἐπερωτάωeperōtaō · to questionG1905
• signσημεῖονsēmeion · signG4592
• fromἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• heavenοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772

Cross-references for Matthew 16:1

• Matthew 5:20For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no wise enter into the kingdom of heaven.
• Matthew 9:11And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with the publicans and sinners?
• Matthew 12:14But the Pharisees went out, and took counsel against him, how they might destroy him.
• Matthew 15:1Then there come to Jesus from Jerusalem Pharisees and scribes, saying,
• Matthew 22:15Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might ensnare him in his talk.
• Matthew 23:2saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses’ seat:
• Matthew 27:62Now on the morrow, which is the day after the Preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together unto Pilate,
• Matthew 16:6And Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
• Matthew 3:7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said unto them, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
• Matthew 22:23On that day there came to him Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection: and they asked him,
• Mark 12:18And there come unto him Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
• Luke 20:27And there came to him certain of the Sadducees, they which say that there is no resurrection; and they asked him,
• Acts 4:1And as they spake unto the people, the priests and the captain of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,
• Acts 5:17But the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy,
• Acts 23:6But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Brethren, I am a Pharisee, a son of Pharisees: touching the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
• Matthew 19:3And there came unto him Pharisees, tempting him, and saying, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

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

Topics related to Matthew 16:1

• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Miracles
• Persecution
• Pharisees
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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