² He answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’

Interpreting the Time

⁵⁴ He also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, ‘It is going to rain,’ and so it happens.^{(A) 55} And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat,’ and it happens.^{(B) 56} You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?^(C)