Matthew 16:2

And he answering said to them, When it is evening, ye say, Fair weather! for the sky is red.

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In The King James Version

He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

In Context

1And the Pharisees and Sadducees came to try him, and asked him to show them a sign from heaven.

3And in the morning, A storm today! for the sky is red and lowering. Ye know how to judge of the face of the sky, and can ye not discern the signs of the times?

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Cross References

Luke 12:54And he said also to the multitudes, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, ye say at once, A shower is coming; and it is so;

Matthew Henry on Matthew 16:2-5

The Sign of the Prophet Jonas. 1 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would show them a sign from heaven. 2 He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. 3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times? 4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no… Read the whole commentary →

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