Matthew 16:2-3
New King James Version
2 He answered and said to them, “When it is evening you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red’; 3 and in the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ [a]Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.
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- Matthew 16:3 NU omits Hypocrites
Matthew 16:2-3
New International Version
2 He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, 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 you cannot interpret the signs of the times.[a](A)
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- Matthew 16:3 Some early manuscripts do not have When evening comes … of the times.
Matthew 16:2-3
English Standard Version
2 He answered them,[a] (A)“When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ 3 And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ (B)You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret (C)the signs of the times.
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- Matthew 16:2 Some manuscripts omit the following words to the end of verse 3
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