Matthew 16:1

The Demand for a Sign

1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.

Matthew 16:1 in Other Translations

KJV
1 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
ESV
1 And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
NLT
1 One day the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, demanding that he show them a miraculous sign from heaven to prove his authority.
MSG
1 Some Pharisees and Sadducees were on him again, pressing him to prove himself to them.
CSB
1 The Pharisees and Sadducees approached, and as a test, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.

Matthew 16:1 In-Context

1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
2 He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’
3 and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.
4 A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Jesus then left them and went away.
5 When they went across the lake, the disciples forgot to take bread.

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