Matthew 16:1

New Living Translation

One day the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, demanding that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority.

Cross References

Proverbs 26:5

Be sure to answer the foolish arguments of fools, or they will become wise in their own estimation.

Matthew 12:14

Then the Pharisees called a meeting to plot how to kill Jesus.

Matthew 15:1

Some Pharisees and teachers of religious law now arrived from Jerusalem to see Jesus. They asked him,

Matthew 16:6

“Watch out!” Jesus warned them. “Beware of the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

Matthew 19:3

Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife for just any reason?”

Matthew 22:15

Then the Pharisees met together to plot how to trap Jesus into saying something for which he could be arrested.

Matthew 22:18

But Jesus knew their evil motives. “You hypocrites!” he said. “Why are you trying to trap me?

Matthew 22:23

That same day Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. They posed this question:

Matthew 23:2

“The teachers of religious law and the Pharisees are the official interpreters of the law of Moses.

Matthew 27:62

The next day, on the Sabbath, the leading priests and Pharisees went to see Pilate.

Matthew 5:20

“But I warn you—unless your righteousness is better than the righteousness of the teachers of religious law and the Pharisees, you will never enter the Kingdom of Heaven!

Matthew 9:11

But when the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with such scum?”

Mark 10:2

Some Pharisees came and tried to trap him with this question: “Should a man be allowed to divorce his wife?”

Mark 12:15

Should we pay them, or shouldn’t we?” Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you trying to trap me? Show me a Roman coin, and I’ll tell you.”

Mark 12:18

Then Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead. They posed this question:

Luke 10:25

One day an expert in religious law stood up to test Jesus by asking him this question: “Teacher, what should I do to inherit eternal life?”

Luke 11:16

Others, trying to test Jesus, demanded that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority.

Luke 20:23

He saw through their trickery and said,

Luke 20:27

Then Jesus was approached by some Sadducees—religious leaders who say there is no resurrection from the dead.

John 8:6

They were trying to trap him into saying something they could use against him, but Jesus stooped down and wrote in the dust with his finger.

Acts 4:1

While Peter and John were speaking to the people, they were confronted by the priests, the captain of the Temple guard, and some of the Sadducees.

Acts 5:17

The high priest and his officials, who were Sadducees, were filled with jealousy.

1 Corinthians 1:22

It is foolish to the Jews, who ask for signs from heaven. And it is foolish to the Greeks, who seek human wisdom.