Matthew 16:2

But he answered, and said vnto them, When it is euening, ye say, Faire wether: for ye skie is red.

Geneva Bible 1599

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 Sadduces, and did tempt him, desiring him to shew them a signe from heauen.

3And in the morning ye say, To day shall be a tempest: for the skie is red and lowring. O hypocrites, ye can discerne the face of the skie, and can ye not discerne the signes of the times?

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Cross References

Luke 12:54Then said he to the people, When ye see a cloude rise out of the West, straightway ye say, A shower commeth: and so 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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