Matthew 16:1-4
New King James Version
The Pharisees and Sadducees Seek a Sign(A)
16 Then the (B)Pharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven. 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 (C)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
Matthew 16:1-4
Lexham English Bible
The Signs of the Times
16 And when[a] the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test him,[b] they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 So he answered and[c] said to them, “When[d] evening comes you say, ‘It will be fair weather because the sky is red,’ 3 and early in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy weather, because the sky is red and[e] darkening.’ You know how to evaluate correctly the appearance of the sky, but you are not able to evaluate[f] the signs of the times. 4 An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, and a sign will not be given to it except the sign of Jonah!” And he left them and[g] went away.
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- Matthew 16:1 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“came”) which is understood as temporal
- Matthew 16:1 *Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
- Matthew 16:2 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
- Matthew 16:2 Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“comes”)
- Matthew 16:3 Here “and” is supplied in the translation because of English style
- Matthew 16:3 Here “to evaluate” is an implied repetition of the verb earlier in the verse
- Matthew 16:4 Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“left”) has been translated as a finite verb
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