Matthew 16:1
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And there came to him the Pharisees and Sadducees tempting: and they asked him to shew them a sign from heaven.

Pharisees.

Matthew 5:20 For I tell you, that unless your justice abound more than that of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall not enter into the kingdom of heaven.

Matthew 9:11 And the Pharisees seeing it, said to his disciples: Why doth your master eat with publicans and sinners?

Matthew 12:14 And the Pharisees going out made a consultation against him, how they might destroy him.

Matthew 15:1 Then came to him from Jerusalem scribes and Pharisees, saying:

Matthew 22:15,34 Then the Pharisees going, consulted among themselves how to insnare him in his speech. . . .

Matthew 23:2 Saying: The scribes and the Pharisees have sitten on the chair of Moses.

Matthew 27:62 And the next day, which followed the day of preparation, the chief priests and the Pharisees came together to Pilate,

Sadducees.

Matthew 16:6,11 Who said to them: Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. . . .

Matthew 3:7,8 And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them: Ye brood of vipers, who hath shewed you to flee from the wrath to come? . . .

Matthew 22:23 That day there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection; and asked him,

Mark 12:18 And there came to him the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection. And they asked him, saying:

Luke 20:27 And there came to him some of the Sadducees, who deny that there is any resurrection: and they asked him,

Acts 4:1 And as they were speaking to the people the priests and the officer of the temple and the Sadducees came upon them,

Acts 5:17 Then the high priest rising up, and all they that were with him (which is the heresy of the Sadducees) were filled with envy.

Acts 23:6-8 And Paul, knowing that the one part were Sadducees and the other Pharisees, cried out in the council: Men, brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of Pharisees: concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question. . . .

tempting.

Matthew 19:3 And there came to him the Pharisees tempting him, saying: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

Matthew 22:18,35 But Jesus knowing their wickedness, said: Why do you tempt me, ye hypocrites? . . .

Mark 10:2 And the Pharisees coming to him asked him, tempting him: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife?

Mark 12:15 Who knowing their wiliness, saith to them: Why tempt you me? Bring me a penny that I may see it.

Luke 10:25 And behold a certain lawyer stood up, tempting him and saying, Master, what must I do to possess eternal life?

Luke 11:16,53,54 And others tempting, asked of him a sign from heaven. . . .

Luke 20:23 But he, considering their guile, said to them: Why tempt you me?

John 8:6 And this they said tempting him, that they might accuse him. But Jesus bowing himself down, wrote with his finger on the ground.

a sign.

Matthew 12:38,39 Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying: Master, we would see a sign from thee. . . .

Mark 8:11-13 And the Pharisees came forth and began to question with him, asking him a sign from heaven, tempting him. . . .

Luke 11:16,29,30 And others tempting, asked of him a sign from heaven. . . .

Luke 12:54-56 And he said also to the multitudes: When you see a cloud rising from the west, presently you say: A shower is coming. And so it happeneth. . . .

John 6:30,31 They said therefore to him: What sign therefore dost thou shew that we may see and may believe thee? What dost thou work? . . .

1 Corinthians 1:22 For both the Jews require signs: and the Greeks seek after wisdom.

Context
The Demand for a Sign
1And there came to him the Pharisees and Sadducees tempting: and they asked him to shew them a sign from heaven. 2But he answered and said to them: When it is evening, you say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.…
Cross References
Proverbs 26:5
Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he imagine himself to be wise.

Matthew 3:7
And seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them: Ye brood of vipers, who hath shewed you to flee from the wrath to come?

Matthew 12:38
Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying: Master, we would see a sign from thee.

Matthew 16:6
Who said to them: Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

Matthew 16:11
Why do you not understand that it was not concerning bread I said to you: Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?

Mark 8:11
And the Pharisees came forth and began to question with him, asking him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

Luke 11:16
And others tempting, asked of him a sign from heaven.

John 8:6
And this they said tempting him, that they might accuse him. But Jesus bowing himself down, wrote with his finger on the ground.

Lexicon
Then
Καὶ (Kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

the
οἱ (hoi)
Article - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Pharisees
Φαρισαῖοι (Pharisaioi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 5330: Of Hebrew origin; a separatist, i.e. Exclusively religious; a Pharisean, i.e. Jewish sectary.

and
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's Greek 2532: And, even, also, namely.

Sadducees
Σαδδουκαῖοι (Saddoukaioi)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4523: Probably from Sadok; a Sadducaean, or follower of a certain heretical Israelite.

came
προσελθόντες (proselthontes)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 4334: From pros and erchomai; to approach, i.e. come near, visit, or worship, assent to.

[and] tested [Jesus]
πειράζοντες (peirazontes)
Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural
Strong's Greek 3985: To try, tempt, test. From peira; to test, i.e. Endeavor, scrutinize, entice, discipline.

by asking
ἐπηρώτησαν (epērōtēsan)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 1905: To interrogate, question, demand of. From epi and erotao; to ask for, i.e. Inquire, seek.

Him
αὐτὸν (auton)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

to show
ἐπιδεῖξαι (epideixai)
Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active
Strong's Greek 1925: To show, display, point out, indicate; I prove, demonstrate. From epi and deiknuo; to exhibit.

them
αὐτοῖς (autois)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural
Strong's Greek 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

a sign
σημεῖον (sēmeion)
Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular
Strong's Greek 4592: Neuter of a presumed derivative of the base of semaino; an indication, especially ceremonially or supernaturally.

from
ἐκ (ek)
Preposition
Strong's Greek 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out.

heaven.
οὐρανοῦ (ouranou)
Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Strong's Greek 3772: Perhaps from the same as oros; the sky; by extension, heaven; by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the Gospel.


Additional Translations
Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.

And the Pharisees and Sadducees having approached testing Him, asked Him to show them a sign out of heaven.

The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would show them a sign from heaven.

And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and trying him asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

And the Pharisees and Sadducees, coming to [him], asked him, tempting [him], to shew them a sign out of heaven.

And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and tempting him asked him to shew them a sign from heaven.

The Pharisees also and the Sadducees came, and, tempting, desired him that he would show them a sign from heaven.

Here the Pharisees and Sadducees came to Him; and, to make trial of Him, they asked Him to show them a sign in the sky.

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

And the Pharisees and Sadducees having come, tempting, did question him, to shew to them a sign from the heaven,
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