Matthew 12:38
The Sign of Jonah
38Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, “Teacher, awe wish to see a sign from you.”Matthew 16:1-4
The Pharisees and Sadducees Demand Signs
1 bAnd the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and cto test him dthey asked him to show them ea sign from heaven. 2He answered them, ▼▼Some manuscripts omit the following words to the end of verse 3
g“When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ 3And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ hYou know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret ithe signs of the times. 4 jAn evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” So khe left them and departed. Matthew 19:3
3And Pharisees came up to him and ltested him by asking, m“Is it lawful to divorce one’s wife for any cause?”Matthew 21:23
The Authority of Jesus Challenged
23 nAnd when he entered the temple, the chief priests and the elders of the people came up to him oas he was teaching, and said, p“By what authority are you doing these things, and who gave you this authority?”Matthew 22:15
Paying Taxes to Caesar
15 qThen the Pharisees went and plotted how rto entangle him in his words.Matthew 22:18
18But Jesus, aware of their malice, said, “Why sput me to the test, you hypocrites?Matthew 22:23
Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection
23The same day tSadducees came to him, uwho say that there is no resurrection, and they asked him a question,Matthew 22:34-35
The Great Commandment
34 vBut when the Pharisees heard that he had silenced wthe Sadducees, they gathered together. 35 xAnd one of them, ya lawyer, asked him a question zto test him.Mark 2:16
16And aathe scribes of ▼▼Some manuscripts and
the Pharisees, when they saw that he was eating with sinners and tax collectors, said to his disciples, ac“Why does he eat ▼▼Some manuscripts add and drink
with tax collectors and sinners?” Mark 7:1-2
Traditions and Commandments
1 aeNow when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes afwho had come from Jerusalem, 2they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were agdefiled, that is, unwashed.
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