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Matthew 16:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
Matthew 16:2-4
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
2 [a]He said to them in reply, “[In the evening you say, ‘Tomorrow will be fair, for the sky is red’; 3 (A)and, in the morning, ‘Today will be stormy, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to judge the appearance of the sky, but you cannot judge the signs of the times.] 4 (B)An evil and unfaithful generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah.”[b] Then he left them and went away.
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- 16:2–3 The answer of Jesus in these verses is omitted in many important textual witnesses, and it is very uncertain that it is an original part of this gospel. It resembles Lk 12:54–56 and may have been inserted from there. It rebukes the Pharisees and Sadducees who are able to read indications of coming weather but not the indications of the coming kingdom in the signs that Jesus does offer, his mighty deeds and teaching.
- 16:4 See notes on Mt 12:39, 40.
Matthew 16:2-4
New International Version
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.
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- Matthew 16:3 Some early manuscripts do not have When evening comes … of the times.
Matthew 16:2-4
New King James Version
Matthew 16:2-4
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. 4 (A)A wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of [b]the prophet Jonah.” And He left them and departed.
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- Matthew 16:3 NU omits Hypocrites
- Matthew 16:4 NU omits the prophet
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