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The Demand for a Sign

Mark 8:11

In 9 translations

BSB
Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.
KJV
And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.
WEB
The Pharisees came out and began to question him, seeking from him a sign from heaven and testing him.
ASV
And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, trying him.
LSV
and the Pharisees came forth, and began to dispute with Him, seeking from Him a sign from Heaven, tempting Him;
YLT
and the Pharisees came forth, and began to dispute with him, seeking from him a sign from the heaven, tempting him;
DBY
And the Pharisees went out and began to dispute against him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, tempting him.
DRC
And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, asking him a sign from heaven, tempting him.
GNV
And the Pharises came foorth, and began to dispute with him, seeking of him a signe from heauen, and tempting him.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of συζητεῖν: Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort: συνζητεῖν.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
Καὶ ἐξῆλθον οἱ Φαρισαῖοι καὶ ἤρξαντο συζητεῖν αὐτῷ, ζητοῦντες παρʼ αὐτοῦ σημεῖον ἀπὸ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, πειράζοντες αὐτόν.
RP2018
Καὶ ἐξῆλθον οἱ Φαρισαῖοι, καὶ ἤρξαντο συζητεῖν αὐτῷ, ζητοῦντες παρ’ αὐτοῦ σημεῖον ἀπὸ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, πειράζοντες αὐτόν.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἐξῆλθον οἱ Φαρισαῖοι, καὶ ἤρξαντο συζητεῖν αὐτῷ, ζητοῦντες παρ᾿ αὐτοῦ σημεῖον ἀπὸ τοῦ οὐρανοῦ, πειράζοντες αὐτόν.
SCR1894
και εξηλθον οι φαρισαιοι και ηρξαντο συζητειν αυτω ζητουντες παρ αυτου σημειον απο του ουρανου πειραζοντες αυτον

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◆ Discourse with Pharisees and Saducees

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Matthew 12:38Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”
  • John 4:48Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.”
  • 1 Corinthians 10:9We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.
  • Luke 12:54–57Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens. And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is. You…
  • Luke 11:16And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.
  • 1 Corinthians 1:22–23Jews demand signs and Greeks search for wisdom, but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
  • Exodus 17:7He named the place Massah and Meribah because the Israelites quarreled, and because they tested the LORD, saying, “Is the LORD among us or not?”
  • Malachi 3:15So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”
  • Deuteronomy 6:16Do not test the LORD your God as you tested Him at Massah.
  • Mark 2:16When the scribes who were Pharisees saw Jesus eating with these people, they asked His disciples, “Why does He eat with tax collectors and sinners?”
  • Matthew 22:34–35And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together. One of them, an expert in the law, tested Him with a question:
  • Mark 12:15But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”
  • John 6:30So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?
  • Mark 7:1–2Then the Pharisees and some of the scribes who had come from Jerusalem gathered around Jesus, and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.
  • Matthew 16:1–12Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven. But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’ and in the morning,…
  • John 7:48“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?

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