Matthew 16:3 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 16:3

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 not the signs of the times.

BSB

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ASV

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.

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?

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Commentary

5 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And in the morning, it will be foul weather today,.... When you rise in the morning, and take a survey of the heavens, it is a very usual thing with you to say, it is like to be windy or rainy weather today, for the sky is red and lowring; which shows, that the clouds are so thick that the sun cannot pierce through them, and its face is not seen; so that it may be reasonably concluded they will issue in rain, or wind, or both. O ye hypocrites.

The record, by era

The Church Fathers1 voice

Jerome

Commentary on Matthew (420)

(Chapter XVI—Verse 1 and following) And the Pharisees and Sadducees came to him and tested him, asking him to show them a sign from heaven. But he answered and said to them: When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red'; and in the morning, 'It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.' You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you cannot discern the signs of the times.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Can ye not discern the signs of the times? [1.] "Do you not see that the Messiah is come?" The sceptre was departed from Judah, Daniel's weeks were just expiring, and yet they regarded not. The miracles Christ wrought, and the gathering of the people to him, were plain indications that the kingdom of heaven was at hand, that this was the day of their visitation.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

The sky is red and lowering - The signs of fair and foul weather were observed in a similar manner among the Romans, and indeed among most other people. Many treatises have been written on the subject: thus a poet: - Caeruleus pluviam denunciant, Igneus euros Sin Maculae incipient Rutilo immiscerier Igni, Omnia tunc pariter Vento Nimbisque videbis Fervere Virg. Geor. i. l.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

In these verses we find our Lord assailed by the untiring enmity of the Pharisees and Sadducees. As a general rule these two sects were at enmity between themselves; in persecuting Christ, however, they made common cause. Truly it was an unholy alliance! Yet how often we see the same thing in the present day. Men of the most opposite opinions and habits will agree in disliking the Gospel, and will work together to oppose its progress. “There is no new thing under the sun” ( Ecclesiastes 1:9 ).

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
πρωΐ·	prōi	in the morning;	G4404 →
σήμερον	sēmeron	Today	G4594 →
χειμών,	cheimōn	a storm,	G5494 →
πυρράζει	purrazei	is red	G4449 →
γὰρ	gar	for	G1063 →
στυγνάζων	stugnazōn	being overcast	G4768 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
οὐρανός.	ouranos	sky.	G3772 →
τὸ	to	The	G3588 →
μὲν	men	indeed	G3303 →
πρόσωπον	prosōpon	appearance	G4383 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
οὐρανοῦ	ouranou	sky	G3772 →
γινώσκετε	ginōskete	you know [how]	G1097 →
διακρίνειν,	diakrinein	to discern,	G1252 →
τὰ	ta	<the>	G3588 →
δὲ	de	however	G1161 →
σημεῖα	sēmeia	the signs	G4592 →
τῶν	tōn	of the	G3588 →
καιρῶν	kairōn	times	G2540 →
οὐ	ou	not	G3756 →
δύνασθε;	dunasthe	you are able?	G1410 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 11:5
The blind receive sight, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the good news is preached to the poor.
leads to
- Isaiah 35:4–6
  Say to those with anxious hearts: “Be strong, do not fear! Behold, your God will come with vengeance. With divine retribution He will come to save you.”
- Isaiah 61:1–3
  The Spirit of the Lord GOD is on Me, because the LORD has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to bind up the brokenhearted, to proclaim liberty…
- Isaiah 42:6–7
  “I, the LORD, have called you for a righteous purpose, and I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and appoint you to be a covenant for the people and a…
- Luke 4:18
  “The Spirit of the Lord is on Me, because He has anointed Me to preach good news to the poor. He has sent Me to proclaim liberty to the captives and recovery of sight…
- Isaiah 29:18
  On that day the deaf will hear the words of the scroll, and out of the deep darkness the eyes of the blind will see.
Through
1 Chronicles 12:32
From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.
leads to
- Ephesians 5:17
  Therefore do not be foolish, but understand what the Lord’s will is.
- Esther 1:13
  Then the king consulted the wise men who knew the times, for it was customary for him to confer with the experts in law and justice.
- Luke 12:56–57
  You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?