Study it in the app“And in the morning, ‘Today there will be a storm, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but the signs of the times you cannot discern.”
Andκαὶin the morning,πρωΐ‘TodayΣήμερονthere will bea storm,χειμώνforγὰρthe skyὁ οὐρανόςis redπυρράζειandthreatening.’στυγνάζωνYou know howγινώσκετεto discernδιακρίνεινthe appearanceτὸ πρόσωπονof the sky,τοῦ οὐρανοῦbutδὲthe signsτὰ σημεῖαof the timesτῶν καιρῶνyou cannot discern.οὐ δύνασθε
early morning
In the morning, early.
Where else “prōi” appearstoday
Today.
Where else “Sēmeron” appearsstorm
Foul weather of wind and rain; a gale at sea.
Where else “cheimōn” appearssky
The vault we see above the earth, where birds fly and the stars are.
Where else “ouranos” appearsbe red
Be fiery red, glow red (of the sky).
Where else “pyrrazei” appearsbe gloomy
For the sky to turn dark and lowering.
Where else “stygnazōn” appearsknow
To be truly acquainted with someone, or grasp something fully.
Where else “ginōskete” appearsdiscern
To weigh something, judge between two.
Where else “diakrinein” appearsappearance
What is seen on the outside, which may not show what someone is like inside.
Where else “prosōpon” appearsmark
A mark that identifies something.
Where else “sēmeia” appearsright time
The right moment for something.
Where else “kairōn” appearscan, be able
Can, be able.
Where else “dynasthe” appearsOther books that tell the same thing or quote these words.
A sign from heaven demanded
Matthew 16:1-4
1And the Pharisees and Sadducees came and, testing him, asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 2But he answered and said to them, “When it is evening you say, ‘Fair weather, for the sky is red.’ 3And in the morning, ‘Today there will be a storm, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but the signs of the times you cannot discern. 4A wicked and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” And leaving them, he went away.
11And the Pharisees came out and began to argue with him, seeking from him a sign from heaven, testing him. 12And sighing deeply in his spirit, he says, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.” 13And leaving them, he got into the boat again and went away to the other side.
2But he answered and said to them, “When it is evening you say, ‘Fair weather, for the sky is red.’
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4A wicked and adulterous generation seeks a sign, and no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” And leaving them, he went away.
1. What it says
Who did people say Jesus was, and what did Peter answer (vv. 13–16)?
2. What it means
What did Jesus mean by losing one's life in order to find it (vv. 24–25)?
3. How I live it
Jesus asks, “But who do you say that I am?” (v. 15). How would you answer in your own words?
