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Mat 16:1 — The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

Phrase of Scripture		Correlating Passages

Pharisees		Mat 5:20; Mat 9:11; Mat 12:14; Mat 15:1; Mat 22:15,34; Mat 23:2; Mat 27:62
Sadducees		Mat 16:6,11; Mat 3:7,8; Mat 22:23; Mar 12:18; Luk 20:27; Act 4:1; Act 5:17; Act 23:6-8
tempting		Mat 19:3; Mat 22:18,35; Mar 10:2; Mar 12:15; Luk 10:25; Luk 11:16,53,54; Luk 20:23; Jhn 8:6
a sign		Mat 12:38,39; Mar 8:11-13; Luk 11:16,29,30; Luk 12:54-56; Jhn 6:30,31; 1Cr 1:22

Correlating Passages

Pharisees

	Mat 5:20	For I say unto you, That except your righteousness shall exceed [the righteousness] of the scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven.
	Mat 9:11	And when the Pharisees saw [it], they said unto his disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and sinners?
	Mat 12:14	Then the Pharisees went out, and held a council against him, how they might destroy him.
	Mat 15:1	Then came to Jesus scribes and Pharisees, which were of Jerusalem, saying,
	Mat 22:15	Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel how they might entangle him in [his] talk.
	Mat 22:34	But when the Pharisees had heard that he had put the Sadducees to silence, they were gathered together.
	Mat 23:2	Saying, The scribes and the Pharisees sit in Moses' seat:
	Mat 27:62	Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation, the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,

Sadducees

	Mat 16:6	Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
	Mat 16:11	How is it that ye do not understand that I spake [it] not to you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?
	Mat 3:7	But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees come to his baptism, he said unto them, O generation of vipers, who hath warned you to flee from the wrath to come?
	Mat 3:8	Bring forth therefore fruits meet for repentance:
	Mat 22:23	The same day came to him the Sadducees, which say that there is no resurrection, and asked him,
	Mar 12:18	Then come unto him the Sadducees, which say there is no resurrection; and they asked him, saying,
	Luk 20:27	Then came to [him] certain of the Sadducees, which deny that there is any resurrection; and they asked him,
	Act 4:1	And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
	Act 5:17	Then the high priest rose up, and all they that were with him, (which is the sect of the Sadducees,) and were filled with indignation,
	Act 23:6	But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sadducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the council, Men [and] brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son of a Pharisee: of the hope and resurrection of the dead I am called in question.
	Act 23:7	And when he had so said, there arose a dissension between the Pharisees and the Sadducees: and the multitude was divided.
	Act 23:8	For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, neither angel, nor spirit: but the Pharisees confess both.

tempting

	Mat 19:3	The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?
	Mat 22:18	But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, [ye] hypocrites?
	Mat 22:35	Then one of them, [which was] a lawyer, asked [him a question], tempting him, and saying,
	Mar 10:2	And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away [his] wife? tempting him.
	Mar 12:15	Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see [it].
	Luk 10:25	And, behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted him, saying, Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?
	Luk 11:16	And others, tempting [him], sought of him a sign from heaven.
	Luk 11:53	And as he said these things unto them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to urge [him] vehemently, and to provoke him to speak of many things:
	Luk 11:54	Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something out of his mouth, that they might accuse him.
	Luk 20:23	But he perceived their craftiness, and said unto them, Why tempt ye me?
	Jhn 8:6	This they said, tempting him, that they might have to accuse him. But Jesus stooped down, and with [his] finger wrote on the ground, [as though he heard them not].

a sign

	Mat 12:38	Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
	Mat 12:39	But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
	Mar 8:11	And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.
	Mar 8:12	And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek after a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.
	Mar 8:13	And he left them, and entering into the ship again departed to the other side.
	Luk 11:16	And others, tempting [him], sought of him a sign from heaven.
	Luk 11:29	And when the people were gathered thick together, he began to say, This is an evil generation: they seek a sign; and there shall no sign be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet.
	Luk 11:30	For as Jonas was a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.
	Luk 12:54	And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
	Luk 12:55	And when [ye see] the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
	Luk 12:56	[Ye] hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
	Jhn 6:30	They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
	Jhn 6:31	Our fathers did eat manna in the desert; as it is written, He gave them bread from heaven to eat.
	1Cr 1:22	For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:

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Scott, Thomas. "Matthew 16:1," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
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