Matthew 12:38

The Sign of Jonah

12:38 Then some of the experts in the law ¹  along with some Pharisees ²  answered him, ³  “Teacher, we want to see a sign ⁴  from you.”

Matthew 15:12

15:12 Then the disciples came to him and said, “Do you know that when the Pharisees ⁵  heard this saying they were offended?”

Matthew 16:1

The Demand for a Sign

16:1 Now when the Pharisees ⁶  and Sadducees ⁷  came to test Jesus, ⁸  they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. ⁹ 

Matthew 16:6

16:6 “Watch out,” Jesus said to them, “beware of the yeast of the Pharisees ¹⁰  and Sadducees.” ¹¹ 

Matthew 21:45

21:45 When ¹²  the chief priests and the Pharisees ¹³  heard his parables, they realized that he was speaking about them.

Matthew 27:62

The Guard at the Tomb

27:62 The ¹⁴  next day (which is after the day of preparation) the chief priests and the Pharisees ¹⁵  assembled before Pilate

[12:38]  ¹ tn Or “Then some of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.

[12:38]  ² tn Grk “and Pharisees.” The word “some” before “Pharisees” has been supplied for clarification.

[12:38]  ³ tn Grk “answered him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant, but the syntax of the sentence was changed to conform to English style.

[12:38]  ⁴ 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.

[15:12]  ⁵ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[16:1]  ⁹ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[16:1]  ¹⁰ sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

[16:1]  ¹¹ tn The object of the participle πειράζοντες (peirazontes) is not given in the Greek text but has been supplied here for clarity.

[16:1]  ¹² 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.

[16:6]  ¹³ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[16:6]  ¹⁴ sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

[21:45]  ¹⁷ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.

[21:45]  ¹⁸ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[27:62]  ²¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

[27:62]  ²² sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.