Matthew 16:1

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

¶Καὶ προσελθόντες οἱ Φαρισαῖοι καὶ Σαδδουκαῖοι, πειράζοντες ἐπηρώτησαν αὐτὸν σημεῖον ἐκ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ ἐπιδεῖξαι αὐτοῖς.

Transliteration

And proselthontes the Pharisaioi and Saddoukaioi, peirazontes epērōtēsan him sēmeion from the ouranos epideixai to them.

Grammar Details

• *proselthontes*: aorist active participle, nominative plural masculine - having come/approached
• *Pharisaioi*: nominative plural masculine - Pharisees
• *Saddoukaioi*: nominative plural masculine - Sadducees
• *peirazontes*: present active participle, nominative plural masculine - testing/tempting
• *epērōtēsan*: aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural - they asked/questioned
• *sēmeion*: accusative singular neuter - sign
• *ouranos*: genitive singular masculine - heaven/sky
• *epideixai*: aorist active infinitive - to show/display

Word Meanings

• *peirazontes*: testing/tempting/trying
• *sēmeion*: sign/miracle/proof
• *ouranos*: heaven/sky
• *epideixai*: to show/display/demonstrate

Referenced Verses

• Luke 11:16 : 16 And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
• Matt 16:6 : 6 Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
• Acts 4:1 : 1 And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
• John 8:6 : 6 {G1161} This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he heard them not.
• 1 Cor 1:22 : 22 For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
• Acts 5:17 : 17 Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him,(which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
• Acts 23:6-8 : 6 But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question. 7 And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided. 8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.
• Matt 16:11-12 : 11 How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees? 12 Then understood they how that he bade them not beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
• Matt 19:3 : 3 The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
• Matt 22:15 : 15 Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in his talk.
• Matt 22:18 : 18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?
• Matt 22:23 : 23 The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
• Matt 22:34-35 : 34 But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together. 35 Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,
• Matt 23:2 : 2 Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
• Matt 27:62 : 62 Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
• Mark 8:11-21 : 11 And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. 12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation. 13 And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side. 14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, neither had they in the ship with them more than one loaf. 15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, and of the leaven of Herod. 16 And they reasoned among themselves, saying, It is because we have no bread. 17 And when Jesus knew it, he saith unto them, Why reason ye, because ye have no bread? perceive ye not yet, neither understand? have ye your heart yet hardened? 18 Having eyes, see ye not? and having ears, hear ye not? and do ye not remember? 19 When I brake the five loaves among five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? They say unto him, Twelve. 20 And when the seven among four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments took ye up? And they said, Seven. 21 And he said unto them, How is it that ye do not understand?
• Mark 10:2 : 2 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.
• Mark 12:15 : 15 Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.
• Mark 12:18 : 18 Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
• Luke 10:25 : 25 And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
• Luke 11:29-30 : 29 And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. 30 For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
• Luke 11:53-54 : 53 And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things: 54 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
• Luke 12:54-56 : 54 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is. 55 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass. 56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
• Luke 20:23 : 23 But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?
• Luke 20:27 : 27 Then came to him certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
• John 6:30-31 : 30 They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work? 31 Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
• Matt 3:7-8 : 7 But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
• Matt 5:20 : 20 For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
• Matt 9:11 : 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
• Matt 12:14 : 14 Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
• Matt 12:38-39 : 38 Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. 39 But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
• Matt 15:1 : 1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,