Verse 23

But he perceived their craftiness and said to them, 'Why are you testing me?'

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  • 1 Cor 3:19 : 19 For the wisdom of this world is foolishness in God’s sight. As it is written, 'He catches the wise in their craftiness.'
  • 1 Cor 10:9 : 9 We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and they were killed by snakes.
  • Heb 4:13 : 13 Nothing in all creation is hidden from His sight. Everything is uncovered and laid bare before the eyes of Him to whom we must give an account.
  • Ps 95:9 : 9 where your fathers tested Me; they tried Me, though they had seen My deeds.
  • Matt 16:1 : 1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and, testing Him, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.
  • Matt 22:18 : 18 But Jesus, perceiving their malice, said, 'Why are you testing me, you hypocrites?
  • Luke 5:22 : 22 Knowing their thoughts, Jesus replied to them, "Why are you thinking these things in your hearts?"
  • Luke 6:8 : 8 But Jesus knew their thoughts. He said to the man with the withered hand, "Get up and stand in the middle." So the man got up and stood there.
  • Luke 11:16-17 : 16 Others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven. 17 But knowing their thoughts, He said to them, 'Every kingdom divided against itself is laid waste, and a house divided against itself falls.
  • Luke 11:53-54 : 53 While He was saying these things to them, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him fiercely and to question Him closely about many things, 54 lying in wait to catch Him in something He might say, to accuse Him.
  • Luke 20:20 : 20 They watched him closely and sent spies who pretended to be sincere, so that they might trap him in something he said and hand him over to the authority and jurisdiction of the governor.
  • John 2:24-25 : 24 But Jesus did not entrust Himself to them, for He knew all people. 25 He did not need anyone to testify about mankind, for He Himself knew what was in each person.