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.

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.

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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.…
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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