Matthew 16:1

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tried to test him by asking for a sign from heaven.

Cross References

Proverbs 26:5

But if you answer any fools, show how foolish they are, so they won't feel clever.

Matthew 12:14

The Pharisees left and started making plans to kill Jesus.

Matthew 15:1

About this time some Pharisees and teachers of the Law of Moses came from Jerusalem. They asked Jesus,

Matthew 16:6

Jesus then warned them, “Watch out! Guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

Matthew 19:3

Some Pharisees wanted to test Jesus. They came up to him and asked, “Is it right for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?”

Matthew 22:15

The Pharisees got together and planned how they could trick Jesus into saying something wrong.

Matthew 22:18

Jesus knew their evil thoughts and said, “Why are you trying to test me? You show-offs!

Matthew 22:23

The Sadducees did not believe that people would rise to life after death. So that same day some of the Sadducees came to Jesus and said:

Matthew 23:2

The Pharisees and the teachers of the Law are experts in the Law of Moses.

Matthew 27:62

On the next day, which was a Sabbath, the chief priests and the Pharisees went together to Pilate.

Matthew 5:20

You must obey God's commands better than the Pharisees and the teachers of the Law obey them. If you don't, I promise you that you will never get into the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 9:11

Some Pharisees asked Jesus' disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and other sinners?”

Mark 10:2

Some Pharisees wanted to test Jesus. So they came up to him and asked if it was right for a man to divorce his wife.

Mark 12:15

Jesus knew what they were up to, and he said, “Why are you trying to test me? Show me a coin!”

Mark 12:18

The Sadducees did not believe that people would rise to life after death. So some of them came to Jesus and said:

Luke 10:25

An expert in the Law of Moses stood up and asked Jesus a question to see what he would say. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to have eternal life?”

Luke 11:16

Others wanted to put Jesus to the test. So they asked him to show them a sign from God.

Luke 20:23

Jesus knew that they were trying to trick him. So he told them,

Luke 20:27

The Sadducees did not believe that people would rise to life after death. So some of them came to Jesus

John 8:6

They asked Jesus this question, because they wanted to test him and bring some charge against him. But Jesus simply bent over and started writing on the ground with his finger.

Acts 4:1

The apostles were still talking to the people, when some priests, the captain of the temple guard, and some Sadducees arrived.

Acts 5:17

The high priest and all the other Sadducees who were with him became jealous.

1 Corinthians 1:22

Jews ask for miracles, and Greeks want something that sounds wise.