The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
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The Pharisees and Sadducees were opposed to each other in principles and in conduct; yet they joined against Christ. But they desired a sign of their own choosing: they despised those signs which relieved the necessity of the sick and sorrowful, and called for something else which would gratify the curiosity of the proud.
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This thought runs through Matthew 16:1-5.