Matthew 16:2

² He replied, "When evening comes, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,'

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Other Translations of Matthew 16:2

King James Version

² He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

English Standard Version

² He answered them,Some manuscripts omit the following words to the end of verse 3 "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'

The Message

² He told them, "You have a saying that goes, 'Red sky at night, sailor's delight;

New King James Version

² He answered and said to them, "When it is evening you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red';

New Living Translation

² He replied, "You know the saying, 'Red sky at night means fair weather tomorrow;

Matthew Henry's Commentary on Matthew 16:2

Commentary on Matthew 16:1-4

(Read Matthew 16:1-4)

The Pharisees and Sadducees were opposed to each other in principles and in conduct; yet they joined against Christ. But they desired a sign of their own choosing: they despised those signs which relieved the necessity of the sick and sorrowful, and called for something else which would gratify the curiosity of the proud. It is great hypocrisy, when we slight the signs of God's ordaining, to seek for signs of our own devising.