Matthew 16:1

Now when the Pharisees ¹  and Sadducees ²  came to test Jesus, ³  they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. ⁴ 

Mt 3:7,8; Mt 5:20; Mt 9:11; Mt 12:14; Mt 12:38,39; Mt 15:1; Mt 16:6,11; Mt 19:3; Mt 22:15,34; Mt 22:18,35; Mt 22:23; Mt 23:2; Mt 27:62; Mr 8:11-13; Mr 10:2; Mr 12:15; Mr 12:18; Lu 10:25; Lu 11:16,53,54; Lu 11:16,29,30; Lu 12:54-56; Lu 20:23; Lu 20:27; Joh 6:30,31; Joh 8:6; Ac 4:1; Ac 5:17; Ac 23:6-8; 1Co 1:22

¹ sn See the note on Pharisees in 3:7.

² sn See the note on Sadducees in 3:7.

³ tn The object of the participle πειράζοντες (peirazontes) is not given in the Greek text but has been supplied here for clarity.

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.