16And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
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They said therefore unto him, What sign shewest thou then, that we may see, and believe thee? what dost thou work?
The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven. …
And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. …
Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee. …
For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 14-26)The substance of these verses we had in Matt. 12:22 Christ is here giving a general proof of his divine mission, by a particular proof of his power over Satan, his conquest of whom was an indication of his great design in coming into the world, which was, to destroy the works of the devil . Here too he gives an earnest of the success of that undertaking. He is here casting out a devil that made th…
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