Matthew 16:3-5
New American Bible (Revised Edition)
3 (A)and, in the morning, ‘Today will be stormy, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to judge the appearance of the sky, but you cannot judge the signs of the times.] 4 (B)An evil and unfaithful generation seeks a sign, but no sign will be given it except the sign of Jonah.”[a] Then he left them and went away.
The Leaven of the Pharisees and Sadducees. 5 (C)In coming to the other side of the sea,[b] the disciples had forgotten to bring bread.
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- 16:4 See notes on Mt 12:39, 40.
- 16:5–12 Jesus’ warning his disciples against the teaching of the Pharisees and Sadducees comes immediately before his promise to confer on Peter the authority to bind and to loose on earth (Mt 16:19), an authority that will be confirmed in heaven. Such authority most probably has to do, at least in part, with teaching. The rejection of the teaching authority of the Pharisees (see also Mt 12:12–14) prepares for a new one derived from Jesus.
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