The Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, demanding that he show them a sign from heaven.
Answer stupid people following their stupidity, otherwise they'll think they're wise.
But the Pharisees went out and plotted how to kill Jesus.
Then some Pharisees and religious teachers from Jerusalem came to Jesus and asked him,
“Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees,” Jesus told them.
Some Pharisees came to test him. “Is a man allowed to divorce his wife for any reason?” they asked.
Then the Pharisees left and met together to plot how they could trap him by what he said.
Jesus knew their motives were evil. He asked them, “Why are you trying to trap me, you hypocrites?
Later the same day some Sadducees came to see him. (They are the ones who say there's no resurrection.)
“The religious teachers and the Pharisees are responsible as interpreters of the law of Moses,
The next day, after the Preparation day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went together to see Pilate.
I tell you, unless your moral rightness is more than that of the religious teachers and the Pharisees, you can never enter the kingdom of heaven.
When the Pharisees saw this they asked Jesus' disciples, “Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
Some Pharisees came to see him. They tried to test him by asking the question, “Is divorce legal?”
Should we pay up, or should we refuse?” Jesus, realizing how hypocritical they were, asked them, “Why are you trying to catch me out? Bring me a coin to look at.”
Then the Sadducees, who deny the resurrection, came and asked a question:
Once an expert in religious law stood up and tried to trap Jesus. “Teacher,” he asked, “What do I have to do to gain eternal life?”
Others were trying to test Jesus by demanding a miraculous sign from heaven.
But Jesus saw through their trickery, and said to them,
Then some of the Sadducees, who deny the resurrection, came to Jesus with this question:
They said this to try and trap Jesus so they could condemn him. But Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.
While they were talking to the people, the priests, the captain of the Temple guard, and the Sadducees came up to them.
However, the high priest and those with him (who were Sadducees) became very jealous and decided to intervene.
The Jews ask for miraculous signs, and Greeks look for wisdom,