22:34 Now when the Pharisees 1 heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, 2 they assembled together. 3
16:1 Now when the Pharisees 4 and Sadducees 5 came to test Jesus, 6 they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 7
22:23 The same day Sadducees 10 (who say there is no resurrection) 11 came to him and asked him, 12
1 sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.
2 sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.
3 tn Grk “for the same.” That is, for the same purpose that the Sadducees had of testing Jesus.
4 sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.
5 sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.
6 tn The object of the participle πειράζοντες (peirazontes) is not given in the Greek text but has been supplied here for clarity.
7 sn What exactly this sign would have been, given what Jesus was already doing, is not clear. But here is where the fence-sitters reside, refusing to commit to him.
7 sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.
8 sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.
10 sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.
11 sn This remark is best regarded as a parenthetical note by the author.
12 tn Grk “and asked him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.