Matthew 16:2

He replied, "In the evening you say, `It will be fine weather, for the sky is red;'

Weymouth NT (1912)

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

1Here the Pharisees and Sadducees came to Him; and, to make trial of Him, they asked Him to show them a sign in the sky.

3and in the morning, `It will be rough weather to-day, for the sky is red and murky.' You learn how to distinguish the aspect of the heavens, but the signs of the times you cannot.

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Cross References

Luke 12:54Then He said to the people also, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, `There is to be a shower;' and it comes to pass.

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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