Matthew 16:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?”

Matthew 16:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Matthew 16:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Matthew 16:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“In the morning, ‘It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ Hypocrites! You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you can’t discern the signs of the times!”

Matthew 16:3 — World English Bible

Matthew 16:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And in the morning, It will be foul weather to-day: for the heaven is red and lowering. Ye know how to discern the face of the heaven; but ye cannot discern the signs of the times. ”

Matthew 16:3 — American Standard Version

Matthew 16:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and at morning, Foul weather to-day, for the heaven is red--gloomy; hypocrites, the face of the heavens indeed ye do know to discern, but the signs of the times ye are not able!”

Matthew 16:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Matthew 16:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“and in the morning, A storm to-day, for the sky is red [and] lowering; ye know [how] to discern the face of the sky, but ye cannot the signs of the times. ”

Matthew 16:3 — Darby Translation

Matthew 16:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And in the morning ye say, To day shall be a tempest: for the skie is red and lowring. O hypocrites, ye can discerne the face of the skie, and can ye not discerne the signes of the times?”

Matthew 16:3 — Geneva Bible

Matthew 16:3 in Context — Matthew 16

1 The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

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

3 And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times?

4 A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.

5 And when his disciples were come to the other side, they had forgotten to take bread.

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What Does Matthew 16:3 Mean?

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