Matthew 16:1-4

Good News Translation

The Demand for a Miracle^(A)

16 ^(B)Some Pharisees and Sadducees who came to Jesus wanted to trap him, so they asked him to perform a miracle for them, to show that God approved of him. ² But Jesus answered, “When the sun is setting, you say, ‘We are going to have fine weather, because the sky is red.’ ³ And early in the morning you say, ‘It is going to rain, because the sky is red and dark.’ You can predict the weather by looking at the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs concerning these times!^{[a] 4 (C)}How evil and godless are the people of this day! You ask me for a miracle? No! The only miracle you will be given is the miracle of Jonah.”

So he left them and went away.