Matthew 16:1-5 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would show them a sign from heaven.… I. THE DEMAND OF A SIGN. 1. Observe the efficients or causes of it — Pharisees and Sadducees. 2. The end for which they did desire it, and that was to tempt Him. II. OUR SAVIOUR'S REJECTION OF THIS DEMAND. 1. The reproof He gives them and their persons. 2. The ground of His reproof of them, and that is a conviction of their readiness to believe more uncertain things upon less credible ground than they would believe Him to be the Messiah sent of God upon most certain and evident grounds. (John Cotton.) Parallel Verses KJV: The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.WEB: The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven. |
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