Matthew 16:1-4 - The Signs Of The Times

¹ AND the Pharisees and the Sadducees came to him, and, to make trial of him, desired him to shew them a sign from heaven.

² And he answering, said unto them, When evening comes, ye say, Fair weather, for the sky is red. ³ And in the morning, It will be tempestuous to-day, for the sky is gloomy and fiery red. Ye hypocrites, do ye know how to discern the appearance of the sky, and are ye unable to discern the signs of the times? ⁴ A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh a sign; and no sign shall be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonah. And he left them, and departed.

⁵⁴ Then said he to the multitudes, When ye see a cloud rising from the west, ye say immediately, There cometh a shower; and it is so. ⁵⁵ And when the south wind gently blows, ye say, It will be sultry hot; and so it is. ⁵⁶ Ye hypocrites! ye know how to discern by experience from the appearance of the earth and of the sky; but how is it that ye do not discern this particular time?