For I say to you, that unless your righteousness exceeds the righteousness of the scribes and Pharisees, you shall by no means enter the kingdom of heaven.

And when the Pharisees saw this, they said to His disciples, "Why does your Teacher eat with tax collectors and sinners?"

But the Pharisees went out and plotted against Him, how they might destroy Him.

Then the scribes and Pharisees who were from Jerusalem approached Jesus, saying,

Then the Pharisees went and plotted how they might trap Him in His speech.

But when the Pharisees heard that He had silenced the Sadducees, they gathered together.

saying: "The scribes and the Pharisees sit on Moses' seat.

On the next day, which is after the Preparation [Day], the chief priests and Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate,

Then Jesus said to them, "Look out and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees."

How is it you do not perceive that I did not speak to you about bread, but to beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees?"

But seeing many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, "Brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

Therefore produce fruits worthy of repentance,

The same day the Sadducees, who say there is no resurrection, came to Him, and they questioned Him,

Then some Sadducees came to Him, who say that there is no resurrection, and they asked Him, saying:

Then some of the Sadducees, those who deny that there is a resurrection, coming to Him and asked Him,

Now while they were speaking to the people, the priests, the captain of the temple, and the Sadducees came upon them,

Then the high priest rose up, and all those who were with him (which is the sect of the Sadducees), and they were filled with jealousy,

But when Paul perceived that one part was of the Sadducees and the other of the Pharisees, he cried out in the Sanhedrin, "Men, brothers, I am a Pharisee, a son of a Pharisee; concerning the hope and resurrection of the dead I am being judged!"

For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection-nor angel nor spirit; but the Pharisees confess both.

The Pharisees also came to Him, testing Him, and saying to Him, "Is it lawful for a man to divorce his wife for just any reason?"

But Jesus, knowing their wickedness, said, "Why do you test Me, [you] hypocrites?

Then one of them, a lawyer, asked Him a question, testing Him, and saying,

And some Pharisees approached and asked Him, "Is it lawful for a husband to put away his wife?" testing Him.

Should we give, or should we not give?" But He, knowing their hypocrisy, said to them, "Why do you test Me? Bring Me a denarius, that I may see it."

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up and tested Him, saying, "Teacher, what shall I do to inherit eternal life?"

But others, testing [Him], were seeking from Him a sign from heaven.

And as He said these things to them, the scribes and the Pharisees began to be dreadfully hostile, and to cross-examine Him about many things,

lying in wait for Him, and seeking to catch Him in something He might say, so that they might accuse Him.

But perceiving their craftiness, He said to them, "Why do you test Me?

But this they said, testing Him, that they might have an accusation against Him. But Jesus, stooping down, began to write on the ground with His finger, not taking notice.

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, "Teacher, we wish to see a sign from You."

But He answered and said to them, "An evil and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

Then the Pharisees came out and began to question Him, seeking from Him a sign from heaven, testing Him.

And having dismissed them, and stepping into the boat again, He went away to the other side.

But others, testing [Him], were seeking from Him a sign from heaven.

Now as the crowds gathered even more, He began to say, "This generation is evil. It seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.

For just as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also the Son of Man will be to this generation.

Then He also said to the crowds, "Whenever you see a cloud rising from the west, immediately you say, 'A rainstorm is coming'; and it happens thus.

Hypocrites! You know [how] to discern the face of the earth and of the sky, but how is it you do not discern this time?

Therefore they said to Him, "What sign will You do then, so that we may see it and believe You? What work do You perform?

Our fathers ate the manna in the wilderness; as it is written, 'He gave them bread from heaven to eat.'"

For Jews request a sign, and Greeks seek after wisdom;