Matthew 16:3

And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowering. 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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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
in the morning	πρωΐ· prōi	G4404	at dawn · adverb
foul weather	χειμών, cheimōn	G5494	akin to the base of 5490 through the idea of a channel) · noun — nominative singular masculine
to day	σήμερον sēmeron	G4594	on the (i.e. this) day (or night current or just passed) · adverb
for	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
the sky	οὐρανός. ouranos	G3772	the sky · noun — nominative singular masculine
is red	πυρράζει purrazei	G4449	to redden (intransitively) · verb — present active indicative, 3rd person singular
and lowring	στυγνάζων stugnazōn	G4768	to render gloomy · verb — present active participle, nominative singular masculine
hypocrites	ὑποκριταί hupokritai	G5273	an actor under an assumed character (stage-player) · noun — vocative plural masculine
ye can	γινώσκετε ginōskete	G1097	to "know" (absolutely) in a great variety of applicatio… · verb — present active indicative, 2nd person plural
discern	διακρίνειν, diakrinein	G1252	to separate thoroughly · verb — present active infinitive
the face	πρόσωπον prosōpon	G4383	the front (as being towards view) · noun — accusative singular neuter
of the sky	οὐρανοῦ ouranou	G3772	the sky · noun — genitive singular masculine
but	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
can ye	δύνασθε; dunasthe	G1410	to be able or possible · verb — present middle or passive deponent indicative, 2nd person plural
not	οὐ ou	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
the signs	σημεῖα sēmeia	G4592	an indication · noun — accusative plural neuter
of the times	καιρῶν kairōn	G2540	an occasion · noun — genitive plural masculine

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Luke 12:56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
1 Chronicles 12:32 And of the children of Issachar, which were men that had understanding of the times, to know what Israel ought to do; the heads of them were…
Matthew 11:5 The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the…
Luke 13:15 The Lord then answered him, and said, Thou hypocrite, doth not each one of you on the sabbath loose his ox or his ass from the stall, and le…
Matthew 4:23 And Jesus went about all Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing all manner of sickness…
Matthew 7:5 Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine own eye; and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out the mote out of thy brother’s eye.
Matthew 15:7 Ye hypocrites, well did Esaias prophesy of you, saying,
Matthew 22:18 But Jesus perceived their wickedness, and said, Why tempt ye me, ye hypocrites?

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 16:1-4

We have here Christ's discourse with the Pharisees and Sadducees, men at variance among themselves, as appears Act 23:7, Act 23:8, and yet unanimous in their opposition to Christ; because his doctrine did equally overthrow the errors and heresies of the Sadducees, who denied the existence of spirits and a future state; and the pride, tyranny, and hypocrisy of the Pharisees, who were the great imposters of the traditions of the elders. Christ and Christianity meet with opposition on all hands. Observe, I. Their demand, and the design of it. 1. The demand was of a sign from heaven; this they desired him to show them; pretending they were very willing to be satisfied and convinced, when really…

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John Gill on Matthew 16:3

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 Vulgate Latin, and Munster's Hebrew Gospel, leave out this appellation; but all other versions, as well as copies, have it: and it is an usual epithet, bestowed very justly by Christ, on these men; who pretended to be the guides of the people, to…

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John Calvin on Matthew 16:1-4

Matthew 16:1-4 Matthew 16:1-4 Mark 8:11-13 Luke 12:54-57 1. And the Pharisees, together with the Sadducees, came, and tempting desired that he would show them a sign from heaven. 2. But he answering said to them, About the commencement of the evening you say, It will be fine weather; for the sky is red. 3. And in the morning, There will be a storm today; for the sky is red and lowering. Hypocrites, you can judge aright of the face of the sky; but can you not judge of the signs of the times? 4. A wicked and adulterous nation demandeth a sign, and no sign shall be given to it but the sign of the prophet Jonah. And he left them, and departed. 11. And the Pharisees came, and began to disput…

Dictionary and topics

Pharisees — Separatists (Heb. persahin, from parash, “to separate”). They were probably the successors of the Assideans (i.e., the “pious”), a party that originated in the time of Antiochus Epiphanes in revolt…
Sadducees — The origin of this Jewish sect cannot definitely be traced. It was probably the outcome of the influence of Grecian customs and philosophy during the period of Greek domination. The first time they…
Blindness · 21:14;22:13,14; — 21:14;22:13,14;
Hypocrisy · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Hypocrites · Exemplified: Pharisees, & c — Exemplified: Pharisees, & c
Meteorology And Celestial Phenomena · 9:7;26:7,8,11;27:20,21;28:24-27;29:19;36:27-33;37:6-22;38:8-11,22,24-29,31-35,37; — 9:7;26:7,8,11;27:20,21;28:24-27;29:19;36:27-33;37:6-22;38:8-11,22,24-29,31-35,37;
Morning · A red sky in, a sign of bad weather — A red sky in, a sign of bad weather
Pharisees · .By Jesus — .By Jesus
Sign · A token of coming events — A token of coming events
Weather · Signs of — Signs of

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 16:1-4

John Gill on Matthew 16:3

John Calvin on Matthew 16:1-4

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Matthew 16:1-4

John Gill on Matthew 16:3

John Calvin on Matthew 16:1-4

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 16:3