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NASB | Matthew 16:1 The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Matthew 16:1 Now the Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus [to get something to use against Him], they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven [which would support His divine authority]. |
Subject: Are we like the Pharisees? |
Bible Note: Prayon, your comparison between the Pharisees and the Sadducees is astute. It was the Sadducees who did not believe in the resurrection (Matt 22:23). I shall never forget that, because some time ago our pastor pointed this out, adding, "That's why they were sad, you see." Jews in Jesus' time had become literally enslaved by their own self-made rules and laws -- legalisms, as they are called. They practiced keeping the letter of the law but forgot about the spirit. Can that be said of some churches in our time? |
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