Parallel Verses
NET Bible
He said, "When evening comes you say, 'It will be fair weather, because the sky is red,'
New American Standard Bible
But He replied to them,
King James Version
He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
Holman Bible
He answered them:
International Standard Version
He replied to them, "You say, "Red sky at night, what a delight!
A Conservative Version
But having answered, he said to them, When it becomes evening, ye say, Fair weather, for the sky is red.
American Standard Version
But he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the heaven is red.
Amplified
But He replied to them,
An Understandable Version
But He answered them, {[{[These words are omitted in most ancient manuscripts: "When the sky is reddish in the evening, you predict fair weather [for the next day].
Anderson New Testament
But he answered and said to them: When it is evening, you say, Fair weather; for the sky is red.
Bible in Basic English
But in answer he said to them, At nightfall you say, The weather will be good, for the sky is red.
Common New Testament
He answered them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather; for the sky is red.'
Daniel Mace New Testament
but he answered them, in the evening you foretel fair weather: when the sky is of a bright red.
Darby Translation
But he answering said to them, When evening is come, ye say, Fine weather, for the sky is red;
Godbey New Testament
And He responding said to them, It being evening, you say, It will be fair weather: because the sky is red:
Goodspeed New Testament
He answered,
John Wesley New Testament
He answering said to them, In the evening ye say, It will be fair weather; for the sky is red:
Julia Smith Translation
And he having answered, said to them, It being evening, ye say, Calm weather: for the heaven is fiery red.
King James 2000
He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, you say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
Lexham Expanded Bible
So he answered [and] said to them, "[When] evening comes you say, '[It will be] fair weather because the sky is red,'
Modern King James verseion
He answered and said to them, When it is evening, you say, Fair weather; for the sky is red.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He answered and said unto them, "At even ye say, 'We shall have fair weather,' and that because the sky is red:
Moffatt New Testament
He replied,
Montgomery New Testament
In answer he said: "In the evening you say, 'It will be fine weather, for the sky is red as fire';
New Heart English Bible
But he answered them, When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'
Noyes New Testament
And he answering said to them, When it is evening, ye say, Fair weather! for the sky is red.
Sawyer New Testament
But he answered and said to them, When it is evening you say, It will be fair weather for the sky is red;
The Emphasized Bible
But, he, answering said unto them -
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And he answering, said unto them, When evening comes, ye say, Fair weather, for the sky is red.
Twentieth Century New Testament
But Jesus answered: [ "In the evening you say 'It will be fine weather, for the sky is as red as fire.'
Webster
He answered and said to them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
Weymouth New Testament
He replied, "In the evening you say, 'It will be fine weather, for the sky is red;'
Williams New Testament
He answered,
World English Bible
But he answered them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'
Worrell New Testament
and He, answering, said to them, "When it is evening, ye say, 'It will be fair, for the heaven is red;'
Worsley New Testament
But He answered them, In the evening ye say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red:
Youngs Literal Translation
and he answering said to them, 'Evening having come, ye say, Fair weather, for the heaven is red,
Themes
Evening » The sky red in, a token of fair weather
Jesus Christ » History of » Refuses to give a sign to the pharisees (in the region of magdala)
Meteorology » Forecast of the weather
Topics
Interlinear
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 16:2
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Signs Of The Times
1 Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 He said, "When evening comes you say, 'It will be fair weather, because the sky is red,' 3 and in the morning, 'It will be stormy today, because the sky is red and darkening.' You know how to judge correctly the appearance of the sky, but you cannot evaluate the signs of the times.
Names
Cross References
Luke 12:54-56
Jesus also said to the crowds, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, 'A rainstorm is coming,' and it does.