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But the One, having responded, said to them, “Having become evening, you say, ‘Fair weather!— for the heaven is red’; and early-in-the-morning, ‘Stormy-weather today!— for the lowering[a] heaven is red’. You[b] know-how to discern the appearance of the heaven but cannot discern the signs of the times! An evil and adulterous[c] generation is seeking-for a sign. And a sign will not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah”.

Jesus Warns His Disciples To Beware of The Leaven of The Pharisees: Their Teachings

And having left them behind, He went away.

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  1. Matthew 16:3 Or, gloomy, overcast.
  2. Matthew 16:3 Or, this may be a question, Do you know-how?
  3. Matthew 16:4 That is, spiritually unfaithful to God.

He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’ and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.[a](A) A wicked and adulterous generation looks for a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.”(B) Jesus then left them and went away.

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  1. Matthew 16:3 Some early manuscripts do not have When evening comes … of the times.