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You can predict the weather by looking at the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs concerning these times! </title><link rel="canonical" href="https://biblehub.com/catholic/matthew/16-3.htm" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/15002new8.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../vmenus/matthew/16-3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="/bmcc/matthew/16-3.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="/catholic/">Bible</a> > <a href="/gntd/matthew/1.htm">Matthew</a> > <a href="/gntd/matthew/16.htm">Chapter 16</a> > Verse 3</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div><div id="ad1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/ad1.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../matthew/16-2.htm" title="Matthew 16:2">◄</a> Matthew 16:3 <a href="../matthew/16-4.htm" title="Matthew 16:4">►</a></div></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/nabre/matthew/16.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#552200" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gntd/matthew/16.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />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! <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/matthew/16.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times.<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cevd/matthew/16.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />But if the sky is red and gloomy in the morning, you say it is going to rain. You can tell what the weather will be like by looking at the sky. But you don't understand what is happening now. <p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/matthew/16.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />and, in the morning, ‘Today will be stormy, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to judge the appearance of the sky, but you cannot judge the signs of the times.]<p><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drbc/matthew/16.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And in the morning: To day there will be a storm, for the sky is red and lowering. You know then how to discern the face of the sky: and can you not know the signs of the times?<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="tsk2">And in the morning: To day there will be a storm, for the sky is red and lowering. You know then how to discern the face of the sky: and can you not know the signs of the times?</p><p class="hdg">O ye.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../matthew/7-5.htm">Matthew 7:5</a> Thou hypocrite, cast out first the beam out of thy own eye, and then shalt thou see to cast out the mote out of thy brother's eye.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../matthew/15-7.htm">Matthew 15:7</a> Hypocrites, well hath Isaias prophesied of you, saying:</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../matthew/22-18.htm">Matthew 22:18</a> But Jesus knowing their wickedness, said: Why do you tempt me, ye hypocrites?</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../matthew/23-13.htm">Matthew 23:13</a> But woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites, because you shut the kingdom of heaven against men: for you yourselves do not enter in and those that are going in, you suffer not to enter.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../luke/11-44.htm">Luke 11:44</a> Woe to you, because you are as sepulchres that appear not: and men that walk over are not aware.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../luke/13-15.htm">Luke 13:15</a> And the Lord answering him, said: Ye hypocrites, doth not every one of you, on the sabbath day, loose his ox or his ass from the manger and lead them to water?</p><p class="hdg">the signs.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../matthew/4-23.htm">Matthew 4:23</a> And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom: and healing all manner of sickness and every infirmity, among the people.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../matthew/11-5.htm">Matthew 11:5</a> The blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead rise again, the poor have the gospel preached to them.</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="../1_chronicles/12-32.htm">1 Chronicles 12:32</a> Also of the sons of Issachar men of understanding, that knew all times to order what Israel should do, two hundred principal men: and all the rest of the tribe followed their counsel.</p></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/drbc/matthew/16.htm">The Demand for a Sign</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>But he answered and said to them: When it is evening, you say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl">And in the morning: To day there will be a storm, for the sky is red and lowering. You know then how to discern the face of the sky: and can you not know the signs of the times?</span> <span class="reftext">4</span>A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign: and a sign shall not be given it, but the sign of Jonas the prophet. And he left them, and went away.…<div class="vheading2">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="../luke/12-56.htm">Luke 12:56</a></span><br />You hypocrites, you know how to discern the face of the heaven and of the earth: but how is it that you do not discern this time?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="../hebrews/5-14.htm">Hebrews 5:14</a></span><br />But strong meat is for the perfect: for them who by custom have their senses exercised to the discerning of good and evil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><div class="vheading2">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/matthew/12-34.htm">Able</a> <a href="/matthew/5-22.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/matthew/6-16.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/zechariah/5-6.htm">Aspect</a> <a href="/malachi/3-18.htm">Discern</a> <a href="/malachi/3-18.htm">Distinguish</a> <a href="/matthew/11-10.htm">Face</a> <a href="/matthew/12-43.htm">Foul</a> <a href="/matthew/13-52.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/matthew/15-7.htm">Hypocrites</a> <a href="/matthew/14-33.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/acts/9-25.htm">Lowering</a> <a href="/zephaniah/3-5.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/matthew/16-2.htm">Red</a> <a href="/zechariah/13-4.htm">Rough</a> <a href="/matthew/11-17.htm">Signs</a> <a href="/matthew/16-2.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/matthew/8-24.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/jonah/1-13.htm">Stormy</a> <a href="/ezekiel/21-15.htm">Threatening</a> <a href="/matthew/13-23.htm">Times</a> <a href="/matthew/6-30.htm">Today</a> <a href="/matthew/6-30.htm">To-Day</a> <a href="/matthew/16-2.htm">Weather</a> <a href="/matthew/16-2.htm">Will</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/matthew/17-16.htm">Able</a> <a href="/matthew/18-31.htm">Angry</a> <a href="/matthew/28-3.htm">Appearance</a> <a href="/luke/12-56.htm">Aspect</a> <a href="/luke/12-56.htm">Discern</a> <a href="/1_corinthians/12-10.htm">Distinguish</a> <a href="/matthew/17-2.htm">Face</a> <a href="/mark/1-23.htm">Foul</a> <a href="/matthew/16-17.htm">Heavens</a> <a href="/matthew/22-18.htm">Hypocrites</a> <a href="/matthew/17-11.htm">Indeed</a> <a href="/acts/9-25.htm">Lowering</a> <a href="/matthew/20-1.htm">Morning</a> <a href="/matthew/27-28.htm">Red</a> <a href="/luke/3-5.htm">Rough</a> <a href="/matthew/24-24.htm">Signs</a> <a href="/matthew/24-29.htm">Sky</a> <a href="/mark/4-37.htm">Storm</a> <a href="/acts/27-14.htm">Stormy</a> <a href="/matthew/27-24.htm">Threatening</a> <a href="/matthew/18-10.htm">Times</a> <a href="/matthew/21-28.htm">Today</a> <a href="/matthew/21-28.htm">To-Day</a> <a href="/job/37-22.htm">Weather</a> <a href="/luke/4-10.htm">Will</a><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/niv/matthew/16-3.htm">Matthew 16:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/matthew/16-3.htm">Matthew 16:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/matthew/16-3.htm">Matthew 16:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/matthew/16-3.htm">Matthew 16:3 NASB</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/matthew/16-3.htm">Matthew 16:3 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/matthew/16-3.htm">Matthew 16:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/matthew/16-3.htm">Matthew 16:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/matthew/16-3.htm">Matthew 16:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="//bibeltext.com/matthew/16-3.htm">Matthew 16:3 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span>Alphabetical: a and appearance be but cannot discern Do for how in interpret is it know morning of overcast red signs sky storm stormy the There threatening times to Today will You<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="https://biblehub.com/matthew/16-3.htm">NT Gospels: Matthew 16:3 In the morning 'It will be foul (Matt. 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