Matthew 16:2-4
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. 4 (D)An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” So (E)he left them and departed.
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- Matthew 16:2 Some manuscripts omit the following words to the end of verse 3
Matthew 16:2-4
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) 4 A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.”(B) Jesus then left them and went away.
Footnotes
- Matthew 16:3 Some early manuscripts do not have When evening comes … of the times.
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