Mark 8:11

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Mark 8:9–13 · Berean Standard Bible

9 And about four thousand men were present. As soon as Jesus had dismissed the crowd,

10 He got into the boat with His disciples and went to the district of Dalmanutha.

11 Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven.

12 Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.”

13 And He left them, got back into the boat, and crossed to the other side.

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and they saw some of His disciples eating with hands that were defiled—that is, unwashed.

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Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to Him, “Teacher, we want to see a sign from You.”

Matthew 16:1

Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.

Matthew 16:2

But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’

Matthew 16:3

and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.

Matthew 16:4

A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.

Matthew 19:3

Then some Pharisees came and tested Him by asking, “Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for any reason?”

Matthew 21:23

When Jesus returned to the temple courts and began to teach, the chief priests and elders of the people came up to Him. “By what authority are You doing these things?” they asked. “And who gave You this authority?”

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Then the Pharisees went out and conspired to trap Jesus in His words.

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But Jesus knew their evil intent and said, “You hypocrites, why are you testing Me?

Matthew 22:23

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Matthew 22:34

And when the Pharisees heard that Jesus had silenced the Sadducees, they themselves gathered together.

Matthew 22:35

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As Jesus went on from there, the scribes and Pharisees began to oppose Him bitterly and to ply Him with questions about many things,

Luke 11:54

waiting to catch Him in something He might say.

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“Have any of the rulers or Pharisees believed in Him?

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And others tested Him by demanding a sign from heaven.

Luke 12:54

Then 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.

Luke 12:55

And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

Luke 12:56

You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?

Luke 12:57

And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

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So they asked Him, “What sign then will You perform, so that we may see it and believe You? What will You do?

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but we preach Christ crucified, a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,

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But Jesus saw through their hypocrisy and said, “Why are you testing Me? Bring Me a denarius to inspect.”

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Malachi 3:15

So now we call the arrogant blessed. Not only do evildoers prosper, they even test God and escape.’”

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One day an expert in the law stood up to test Him. “Teacher,” he asked, “what must I do to inherit eternal life?”

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1 Corinthians 10:9

We should not test Christ, as some of them did, and were killed by snakes.