Matthew 16:1 Cross References - AUV

¹ The Pharisees and Sadducees came [and attempted] to test Jesus [by] asking Him to perform a [supernatural] sign from heaven.

⁷ But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to be immersed, John said to them, “You children of snakes, who warned you to run away from the coming wrath [of God]? ⁸ Demonstrate by your lives that you have [really] repented,

²⁰ For I say to you people, you will not enter the kingdom of heaven unless what you do that is right excels what the experts in the law of Moses and the Pharisees [i.e., a strict sect of the Jewish religion] do that is right.

¹¹ And when the Pharisees saw this they said to His disciples, “Why does your teacher eat with tax collectors and worldly people?”

¹⁴ But the Pharisees left and began discussing together how they could arrange to kill Him.

³⁸ Then certain experts in the law of Moses and some Pharisees answered Jesus, saying, “Teacher, we would like to see you perform a [supernatural] sign.” ³⁹ But He said to them, “It is [only] an evil and unfaithful [i.e., to God] generation of people that looks for a [supernatural] sign. And there will not be any sign given to it except the [supernatural] sign [demonstrated in the life] of Jonah, the prophet.

¹ Then some Pharisees and experts in the law of Moses came to Jesus from Jerusalem and said,

⁶ Jesus said to them, “Pay attention and watch out for the leavening [effect] of the Pharisees and Sadducees.”

¹¹ How is it that you do not understand that I was not speaking to you about [physical] bread? But [rather I meant] watch out for the yeast [i.e., the influence] of the Pharisees and Sadducees.” ¹² Then they understood that He was not telling them to watch out for the yeast in [physical] bread, but for the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees.

³ Some Pharisees came to Him, [attempting] to put Him to a test. They said, “Is it permissible by the law of Moses for a man to divorce his wife for any reason [he chooses]?”

¹⁵ Then the Pharisees conspired as to how they could trap Jesus by what He said.

¹⁸ But Jesus perceived their wicked intention and said, “Why are you putting me to a test, you hypocrites?

²³ Some Sadducees [Note: These were the Jewish party that denied there was a resurrection] came to Jesus that day and asked Him,

³⁴ But when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced [the objections of] the Sadducees, they gathered together [i.e., to continue plotting against Jesus. See verse 15]. ³⁵ One of them, a teacher of the law of Moses, asked Him a question [in an attempt] to test Him.

² saying, “The experts in the law of Moses and the Pharisees teach by the authority of Moses.

⁶² Now on the following day, which was the day after the Preparation [for the Passover Festival], the leading priests and Pharisees assembled in front of Pilate

¹¹ The Pharisees and Sadducees [i.e., these were strict sects of the Jewish religion], came out and began disputing with Jesus, asking for a [supernatural] sign from Him, [in an attempt] to test Him. ¹² Then He sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation of people look for a [supernatural] sign? Truly I tell you, there will not be any [supernatural] sign given to this generation.” ¹³ Then He left them and boarded a boat again and sailed to the other side [i.e., the east side of Lake Galilee]. ¹⁴ Now Jesus’ disciples had forgotten to take [any] food [with them], and had only one loaf of bread in the boat. ¹⁵ Then Jesus ordered them, saying, “Pay attention and watch out for the leavening [effect] of the Pharisees and Herod.” [Note: By “Herod” is probably meant the Herodians, who were a party favorable to King Herod and, along with the Pharisees and Sadducees, were out to get Jesus. See Matt. 16:6]. ¹⁶ And they began reasoning with one another, saying, “ [Why be concerned about yeast since] we do not have [any] bread?” ¹⁷ Jesus, being aware of what they were thinking, said, “Why are you reasoning about not having any bread? Have you not yet perceived or understood? Have your hearts become insensitive? ¹⁸ Even though you have eyes, do you not see? And even though you have ears, do you not hear? And do you not remember? ¹⁹ When I divided the five loaves of bread among the five thousand persons, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you gather up?” They said to Him, “Twelve baskets full.” ²⁰ He again asked, “And when the seven loaves were divided among the four thousand persons, how many large basketfuls of broken pieces did you gather up?” And they said to Him, “Seven large basketfuls.” ²¹ Then He said to them, “Do you not understand yet?”

² Some Pharisees [i.e., a strict sect of the Jewish religion] came to Him [and attempted] to test Him by asking, “Is it permissible by the law of Moses for a man to divorce his wife?”

¹⁵ Should we pay it, or should we not pay it?” But Jesus was aware of their hypocrisy and said to them, “Bring me the coin so I can see it.” [Note: The amount of this coin was equivalent to one day of a farm laborer’s pay, or about $60-$84 in 1994].

¹⁸ Then some Sadducees, [the ones] who say there is no resurrection [of the dead], came and asked Him,

²⁵ Just then a certain teacher of the law of Moses stood up and [attempted to] test Jesus, saying, “Teacher, what must I do to inherit [never ending] life?”

¹⁶ Then others, trying to test Him, asked Him to perform a [supernatural] sign from heaven.

²⁹ And when the crowds thronged around Jesus, He began saying, “This generation of people is evil, [for] it is looking for a [supernatural] sign. But no [such] sign will be given to it except the sign [demonstrated in the life] of Jonah. ³⁰ For just like Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh [Note: Nineveh was the capital of ancient Assyria], so the Son of man will also be [a sign] to this generation of people.

⁵³ And when Jesus left there [i.e., probably the Pharisee’s house. See verse 37], the experts in the law of Moses and the Pharisees began opposing Him with hostility and bombarding Him with many questions, ⁵⁴ [and] plotting to trap Him by something He might say.

⁵⁴ And Jesus also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, ‘A rainstorm is coming up,’ and sure enough, it does. ⁵⁵ And when there is a south wind blowing, you say, ‘It is going to be a scorching day,’ and sure enough, it is. ⁵⁶ You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why do you not know how to interpret [events of] this present time?

²³ But Jesus perceived their trickery, and said to them,

²⁷ [Then] certain Sadducees came to Jesus (they are the ones who say there is no resurrection [of the dead]).

³⁰ And they said to Him, “What kind of a [miraculous] sign will you perform so that we can see it and [then] believe [in] you? What [kind of] deed will you perform? ³¹ Our forefathers ate the [supernatural] ‘manna’ in the desert, as it is written [Neh. 9:15], ‘He gave them bread from heaven to eat.’”

⁶ They said this to test Him, in order to have a charge to bring against Him. But Jesus stooped down and wrote [something] on the ground [i.e., in the dirt] with His finger.

¹ As they were speaking to the [crowd of] people, the [Jewish] priests, the captain of the Temple [guard] and the Sadducees [i.e., a sect of the Jewish religion] approached them

¹⁷ But the head priest and the Jewish sect of the Sadducees became very jealous,

⁶ When Paul realized that part [of the Sanhedrin] were Sadducees and the other part were Pharisees, he lifted up his voice before the Council and said, "Brothers, I am a Pharisee and the son of a Pharisee. And it is concerning our hope that the dead will be raised that I have been brought to trial." ⁷ When he said this it stirred up a dispute between the Pharisees and Sadducees and the assembly became divided. ⁸ For the Sadducees believe there is no resurrection, angels or spirits, but the Pharisees accept all of them [to be true].

²² Now Jews ask for [miraculous] signs and Greeks [i.e., Gentiles] are looking for wisdom,