Matthew 16:1

KJV1611 – Modern English

The Pharisees and the Sadducees came and, testing Him, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.

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  • Luke 11:16 : 16 And others, tempting him, sought from him a sign from heaven.
  • Matt 16:6 : 6 Then Jesus said to them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.
  • Acts 4:1 : 1 As they spoke to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them,
  • John 8:6 : 6 They said this trying him, that they might have something to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with his finger wrote on the ground, as though he did not hear them.
  • 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 those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with indignation,
  • Acts 23:6-8 : 6 But when Paul perceived that 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: concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being questioned. 7 And when he had said this, a dissension arose between the Pharisees and the Sadducees, and the assembly was divided. 8 For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit; but the Pharisees acknowledge both.
  • Matt 16:11-12 : 11 How is it that you do not understand that I did not speak to you concerning bread, but to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees? 12 Then they understood that He did not tell them to beware of the leaven of bread, but of the doctrine of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.
  • Matt 19:3 : 3 The Pharisees also came to him, testing him, and saying to him, Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?
  • Matt 22:15 : 15 Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might entangle him in his talk.
  • Matt 22:18 : 18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why do you test me, you hypocrites?
  • Matt 22:23 : 23 The same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him and asked him,
  • Matt 22:34-35 : 34 But when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 Then one of them, a lawyer, asked him a question, testing 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 preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
  • Mark 8:11-21 : 11 And the Pharisees came out and began to question him, seeking a sign from heaven, testing him. 12 And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and said, Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation. 13 And he left them, and entering the boat again, departed to the other side. 14 Now the disciples had forgotten to take bread, and they did not have more than one loaf with them in the boat. 15 And he charged them, saying, Take heed, beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and 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 said to them, Why do you reason because you have no bread? Do you not yet perceive or understand? Is your heart still hardened? 18 Having eyes, do you not see? And having ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember? 19 When I broke the five loaves among the five thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? They said to him, Twelve. 20 And when the seven among the four thousand, how many baskets full of fragments did you take up? And they said, Seven. 21 And he said to them, How is it that you do not understand?
  • Mark 10:2 : 2 And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife? testing him.
  • Mark 12:15 : 15 Shall we pay, or shall we not pay?' But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, 'Why do you test me? Bring me a denarius, that I may see it.'
  • Mark 12:18 : 18 Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him and asked him,
  • Luke 10:25 : 25 And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested him, saying, Teacher, 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 no sign shall be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet. 30 For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of Man be to this generation.
  • Luke 11:53-54 : 53 And as he said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to press him vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things: 54 Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something from his mouth, that they might accuse him.
  • Luke 12:54-56 : 54 And he said also to the people, When you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, There comes a shower; and so it is. 55 And when you see the south wind blow, you say, There will be heat; and it comes to pass. 56 You hypocrites, you can discern the face of the sky and the earth; but how is it that you do not discern this time?
  • Luke 20:23 : 23 But he perceived their trickery, and said to them, Why do you test me?
  • Luke 20:27 : 27 Then some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any resurrection, came to him,
  • John 6:30-31 : 30 They said therefore to him, What sign do you show then, that we may see, and believe you? What do you work? 31 Our fathers ate manna in the wilderness; 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 coming to his baptism, he said to them, O generation of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come? 8 Bring forth therefore fruits worthy of repentance:
  • Matt 5:20 : 20 For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you will by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.
  • Matt 9:11 : 11 And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples, Why does your Master eat with tax collectors 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, Teacher, we would like to see a sign from you. 39 But he answered and said to them, An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and no sign shall be given to it, except the sign of the prophet Jonah:
  • Matt 15:1 : 1 Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees from Jerusalem, saying,

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