Matthew 16:1 — Compare Translations
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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
And the Pharisees and Sadducees having come, tempting, did question him, to shew to them a sign from the heaven,
English ASV
And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and trying him asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
English Amplified
NOW THE Pharisees and Sadducees came up to Jesus, and they asked Him to show them a sign (spectacular miracle) from heaven [attesting His divine authority].
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
NOW THE Pharisees and Sadducees came up to Jesus, and they asked Him to show them a sign (spectacular miracle) from heaven [attesting His divine authority].
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
The Pharisees and Sadducees approached, and tested him, asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And the Pharisees and Sadducees, coming to [him], asked him, tempting [him], to shew them a sign out of heaven.
English EASY 2024
Some Pharisees and Sadducees went to see Jesus. They wanted to test him to see what he would do. They asked him, ‘Do a miracle for us to see. Then we will know that God has sent you.’
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus. They wanted to test him. So they asked him to show them a miracle as a sign from God.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
Some Pharisees and Sadducees who came to Jesus wanted to trap him, so they asked him to perform a miracle for them, to show that God approved of him.
English God's Word - GW 1995
The Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus. So they asked him to show them a miraculous sign from heaven.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
The Pharisees and Sadducees approached, and as a test, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.
English KJV 1611
The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
English LSB
And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
The Pharisees and Sadducees came and, testing Him, asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
The Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus, they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
The Pharisees and Sadducees came and, to test him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
The Pharisees and Sadducees came to put Jesus to the test. They asked him to show them a miraculous sign from heaven.
English NIV
The Pharisees and Sadducees came to Jesus and tested him by asking him to show them a sign from heaven.
English NKJ 1982
Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven.
English NLT
One day the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus' claims by asking him to show them a miraculous sign from heaven.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
The Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test Jesus they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
One day some of the Pharisees and those of the Jewish sect known as the Sadducees approached Jesus, insisting that he prove to them that he was the Messiah. “Show us a supernatural sign from heaven,” they demanded.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
And the Pharisees and Sadducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
One day the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus' claim of being the Messiah by asking him to show them some great demonstrations in the skies.
English Tyndale 1537
Then came to him the pharisees with the sadducees also, and did tempt him, desiring that he would(him to) shew them some sign from heaven.