Matthew 16:2
1 Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.
But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’
3 and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.
4 A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’
- KJV
- He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
- WEB
- But he answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’
- ASV
- But he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, [It will be] fair weather: for the heaven is red.
- DARBY
- But he answering said to them, When evening is come, ye say, Fine weather, for the sky is red;
- BLB
- And answering, He said to them, “Evening having come, you⁺ say, ‘Fair weather, for the sky is red,’
- ÅB
- Men han svarte dem: «Når det er blitt kveld sier dere: ‘Det blir godt vær, for himmelen er rød’;
- OTB
- Han svarte, “Om kvelden sier dere, ‘Det blir fint vær, for himmelen er rød,’
- B1930
- Men han svarte og sa til dem: Når det er blitt aften, sier I: Det blir godt vær, for himmelen er rød;
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Luke 12:54–56
Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.
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