Matthew 16:2

He answered and sayde vnto the. At even ye saye we shall have fayre wedder and that because the skye is reed:

Tyndale New Testament

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

1Then came the pharises and saduces and did tempte him desyringe him to shewe them some signe from heven.

3and in the morninge ye saye to daye shalbe foule wedder and that because the skye is cloudy and reed. O ye ypocrites ye can discerne the fassion of the skye: and can ye not discerne the signes of the tymes?

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Cross References

Luke 12:54Then sayde he to the people: when ye se a cloude ryse out of the west strayght waye ye saye: we shall have a shower and soo it is.

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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