Matthew 16:2

Matthew 16:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
• New International Version (NIV)He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’
• English Standard Version (ESV)He answered them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'
• New King James Version (NKJV)He answered and said to them, “When it is evening you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red’;

Context of Matthew 16:2

1Now the Pharisees and Sadducees came up, and testing Jesus [to get something to use against Him], they asked Him to show them a sign from heaven [which would support His divine authority]. But He replied to them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ 3And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and has a threatening look.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but cannot interpret the signs of the times? 4An evil and [morally] unfaithful generation craves a [miraculous] sign; but no sign will be given to it, except the sign of [the prophet] Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.

Matthew 16:2 word by word

Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· ὀψίας γενομένης λέγετε· εὐδία, πυρράζει γὰρ ὁ οὐρανός.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• He answeredἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
• andδέde · thenG1161
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• When it isγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• eveningὀψίαopsios · eveningG3798
• ye sayλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• fair weatherεὐδίαeudia · fair weatherG2105
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• the skyοὐρανόςouranos · heavenG3772
• is redπυρράζωpurrhazō · be (fiery) redG4449

Cross-references for Matthew 16:2

• Luke 12:54He also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, ‘It is going to rain,’ and that is how it turns out.

Commentaries on Matthew 16:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2When it is evening - There are certain signs of fair and foul weather, which ye are in the constant habit of observing, and which do not fail. - The signs of the times: the doctrine which I preach, and the miracles which I work among you, are as sure signs that the day-spring from on high has visited you for your salvation; but if ye refute to hear, and continue in darkness, the red and gloomy cloud of vindictive justice shall pour out such a storm of…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1-4Verses 1-4 See also Mark 8:11-12. The Pharisees also, and the Sadducees - See the notes at Matthew 3:7. Tempting - That is, trying him - feigning a desire to see evidence that he was the Messiah, but with a real desire to see him make the attempt to work a miracle and fail, so that they might betray him and ruin him. A sign from heaven - Some miraculous appearance in the sky. Such appearances had been given by the prophets; and they supposed, if he was…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-3The leaders asked Jesus for a sign from heaven (Matthew 16:1). Jesus made a wordplay with their request. They could read signs in the sky to predict the weather (the Greek word ouranos means both “sky” and “heaven”). But they failed to recognize the Messiah, even though many signs had already been given (see 11:1–6).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 16:2

• Jesus, the Christ
• Meteorology and Celestial Phenomena
• Pharisees
• Reproof
• Weather

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Commentaries on Matthew 16

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings