1The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
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And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.
Then Jesus said unto them, Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees.
And as they spake unto the people, the priests, and the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees, came upon them,
For the Jews require a sign, and the Greeks seek after wisdom:
And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him. …
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 1-4)We have here Christ’s discourse with the Pharisees and Sadducees, men at variance among themselves, as appears Acts 23:7 , 8 , and yet unanimous in their opposition to Christ; because his doctrine did equally overthrow the errors and heresies of the Sadducees, who denied the existence of spirits and a future state; and the pride, tyranny, and hypocrisy of the Pharisees, who were the great imposter…
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