Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
These men flatter Him with the title Master while plotting abuse; they saw His miracles proved Him sent from God, yet demanded more signs as though He owed them fresh proof. Pride prescribes to God and then excuses itself for not submitting to Him.
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Commenting on Matthew 12:38-45
Satan, the unclean spirit, is called so because sin has made him foul, though he was not always; he delights in unclean persons and places. When he goes out of a man, it is not true dispossession but outward reformation without grace, the Pharisees cast him out in appearance only, clothing themselves in righteousness while remaining His slaves.
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They demand a sign from heaven, something undoubted and decisive, as though His other miracles were insufficient. Whether they had recently come or merely doubted, they tempted Him; they should have believed by testimony alone, but unbelief always hungers for one more proof.
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