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.”
1 tn Or “Then some of the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 2:4.
2 tn Grk “and Pharisees.” The word “some” before “Pharisees” has been supplied for clarification.
sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.
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.
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.