present; in Matthew (9:34, 12:24), the Pharisees; in Mark (3:22), scribes which came down from Jerusalem. This last indication by Mark would harmonize with the synchronism which we have established in regard to this accusation between Luke and John. The demand for a sign from heaven (ver. 16) is mentioned twice in Matt. 12:38 and 16:1. It is not impossible that it may have been repeated again and again (comp. John 6:30). It corresponded with the ruling tendency of the Israelitish mind, the seeking
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