Matthew 22:34

The Greatest Commandment

22:34 Now when the Pharisees ¹  heard that he had silenced the Sadducees, ²  they assembled together. ³ 

Matthew 16:1

The Demand for a Sign

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 

Matthew 16:6

16:6 “Watch out,” Jesus said to them, “beware of the yeast of the Pharisees ⁸  and Sadducees.” ⁹ 

Matthew 22:23

Marriage and the Resurrection

22:23 The same day Sadducees ¹⁰  (who say there is no resurrection) ¹¹  came to him and asked him, ¹² 

[22:34]  ¹ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[22:34]  ² sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

[22:34]  ³ tn Grk “for the same.” That is, for the same purpose that the Sadducees had of testing Jesus.

[16:1]  ⁴ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

[16:1]  ⁵ sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

[16:1]  ⁶ tn The object of the participle πειράζοντες (peirazontes) is not given in the Greek text but has been supplied here for clarity.

[16:1]  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.

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

[16:6]  ⁸ sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

[22:23]  ¹⁰ sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

[22:23]  ¹¹ sn This remark is best regarded as a parenthetical note by the author.

[22:23]  ¹² tn Grk “and asked him, saying.” The participle λέγοντες (legontes) is redundant in contemporary English and has not been translated.