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Matthew 16:2
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The Pharisees and Sadducees Seek a Sign

1 Then the aPharisees and Sadducees came, and testing Him asked that He would show them a sign from heaven.  
2 He answered and said to them, “When it is evening you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red’;
3 and in the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’1 Hypocrites! You know how to discern the face of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.  
4 aA wicked and adulterous generation seeks after a sign, and no sign shall be given to it except the sign of1 the prophet Jonah.” And He left them and departed.  

The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees

5 Now awhen His disciples had come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.  
6 Then Jesus said to them, a“Take heed and beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.”  
Verse Comparison: Matthew 16:2

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American Standard Version
But he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, `It will be' fair weather: for the heaven is red.

Amplified® Bible
He replied to them, {When it is evening you say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,}

Contemporary English Version
He told them: If the sky is red in the evening, you say the weather will be good.

Darby English Version
But he answering said to them, When evening is come, ye say, Fine weather, for the sky is red;

Good News Bible
But Jesus answered, "When the sun is setting, you say, 'We are going to have fine weather, because the sky is red.'

International Standard Version
He replied to them, "You say, 'Red sky at night, what a delight!

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.

New American Standard Bible
But He replied to them, "When it is evening, you say, `{It will be} fair weather, for the sky is red.'

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

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

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
But He replied to them, "When it has become evening, you say, 'It will become fair weather, for the sky looks red.'

Young's Literal Translation
and he answering said to them, `Evening having come, ye say, Fair weather, for the heaven is red,


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