Others, to test him, began asking for a sign from heaven.

Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

Then some Pharisees came, and to test him they asked, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife?”

Then some Pharisees came to him in order to test him. They asked, “Is it lawful to divorce a wife for any cause?”

Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, asking for a sign from heaven to test him.

(Now they were asking this in an attempt to trap him, so that they could bring charges against him.) Jesus bent down and wrote on the ground with his finger.