Matthew 16:1
And the Pharisees and Sadducees came to tempt him, and asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
Henry Tompkins Anderson’s 1864 New Testament
In The King James Version
In Context
2But he answered and said to them: When it is evening, you say, Fair weather; for the sky is red.
Cross References
Matthew 3:7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his immersion, he said to them: Generation of vipers, who has warned you to flee from the coining wrath?
Matthew 9:11And when the Pharisees saw it, they said to his disciples: Why does your teacher eat with publicans and sinners?
Matthew 12:38Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered and said: Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.
Matthew 16:6And Jesus said to them: Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees.
Matthew 19:3And the Pharisees came to him to tempt him, and said to him: Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
Matthew 22:18But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said to them: Why do you tempt me, hypocrites?
Matthew Henry on Matthew 16:1
None of Christ's miracles are recorded in this chapter, but four of his discourses. Here is, I. A conference with the Pharisees, who challenged him to show them a sign from heaven, ver. 1-4 . II. Another with his disciples about the leaven of the Pharisees, ver. 5-12 . III. Another with them concerning himself, as the Christ, and concerning his church built upon him, ver. 13-20 . IV. Another concerning his sufferings for them, and theirs for him, ver. 21-28 . And all these are written for our learning. Read the whole commentary →