Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.
Matthew 16:1 - New International Version (Anglicised) The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition NOW THE Pharisees and Sadducees came up to Jesus, and they asked Him to show them a sign (spectacular miracle) from heaven [attesting His divine authority]. American Standard Version (1901) And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and trying him asked him to show them a sign from heaven. Common English Bible The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus. In order to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. Catholic Public Domain Version And Pharisees and Sadducees approached him to test him, and they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version AND there came to him the Pharisees and Sadducees tempting: and they asked him to shew them a sign from heaven. |
Answer a fool according to his folly, or he will be wise in his own eyes.
Then some Pharisees and teachers of the law came to Jesus from Jerusalem and asked,
‘Be careful,’ Jesus said to them. ‘Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and Sadducees.’
Some Pharisees came to him to test him. They asked, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any and every reason?’
But Jesus, knowing their evil intent, said, ‘You hypocrites, why are you trying to trap me?
That same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.
The next day, the one after Preparation Day, the chief priests and the Pharisees went to Pilate.
For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
When the Pharisees saw this, they asked his disciples, ‘Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?’
Some Pharisees came and tested him by asking, ‘Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?’
Should we pay or shouldn’t we?’ But Jesus knew their hypocrisy. ‘Why are you trying to trap me?’ he asked. ‘Bring me a denarius and let me look at it.’
Then the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to him with a question.
On one occasion an expert in the law stood up to test Jesus. ‘Teacher,’ he asked, ‘what must I do to inherit eternal life?’
Some of the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Jesus with a question.
They were using this question as a trap, in order to have a basis for accusing him. But Jesus bent down and started to write on the ground with his finger.
The priests and the captain of the temple guard and the Sadducees came up to Peter and John while they were speaking to the people.
Then the high priest and all his associates, who were members of the party of the Sadducees, were filled with jealousy.