Matthew 16:1-6

Pharisees Test Jesus

1 ¹The ²Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they ³asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.

2 But He replied to them, "⁴When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'

3 "And in the morning, 'There will be a storm today, for the sky is red and threatening.' ⁵Do you know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but cannot * discern the signs of the times?

4 "⁶An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign; and a sign will not be given it, except the sign of Jonah." And He left them and went away.

5 And the disciples came to the other side of the sea, but they had forgotten to bring any bread.

6 And Jesus said to them, "Watch out and ⁷beware of the leaven of the ⁸Pharisees and Sadducees."

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 16:1-12: {Mark 8:11-21}
• 2. Matthew 3:7; Matthew 16:6, 11, 12
• 3. Matthew 12:38; Luke 11:16
• 4. Luke 12:54
• 5. Luke 12:56
• 6. Matthew 12:39; Luke 11:29
• 7. Mark 8:15; Luke 12:1
• 8. Matthew 3:7

Footnotes

• [a] Or "attesting miracle"
• [b] Early mss do not contain the rest of v 2 and v 3
• [c] Lit "face"
• [d] Or "attesting miracle"
• [e] Or "attesting miracle"
• [f] Or "yeast"