The Pharisees and Sadducees Demand Signs

Matthew 16

¹ _f And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and _g to test him _h they asked him to show them _i a sign from heaven. ² He answered them, _{1 j} "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.' ³ And in the morning, 'It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.' _k You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret _l the signs of the times. ⁴ _m An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah." So _n he left them and departed.

1. Cross References
   Matthew 16:1 - 12
   And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
   Mark 8:11 - 21
   The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him.
   
2. Cross References
   John 8:6
   This they said to test him, that they might have some charge to bring against him. Jesus bent down and wrote with his finger on the ground.
   
3. Cross References
   1 Corinthians 1:22
   For Jews demand signs and Greeks seek wisdom.
   Matthew 12:38
   Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered him, saying, "Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.
   
4. Cross References
   Luke 11:16
   While others, to test him, kept seeking from him a sign from heaven.
   Luke 21:11
   There will be great earthquakes, and in various places famines and pestilences. And there will be terrors and great signs from heaven.
   
5. Cross References
   Matthew 16:1 - 12
   And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
   Mark 8:11 - 21
   The Pharisees came and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven to test him.
   
6. Cross References
   Luke 12:54 - 55
   He also said to the crowds, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, 'A shower is coming.' And so it happens.
   
7. Cross References
   Luke 12:56
   You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?
   
8. Cross References
   Matthew 12:28
   But if it is by the Spirit of God that I cast out demons, then the kingdom of God has come upon you.
   Luke 19:44
   And tear you down to the ground, you and your children within you. And they will not leave one stone upon another in you, because you did not know the time of your visitation.
   
9. Cross References
   Matthew 12:39
   But he answered them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
   
10. Cross References
    Matthew 4:13
    And leaving Nazareth he went and lived in Capernaum by the sea, in the territory of Zebulun and Naphtali.
    Matthew 21:17
    And leaving them, he went out of the city to Bethany and lodged there.