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But he answered them, "When it is evening, you say, `It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.`
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Spiritual Blindness
Jesus rebukes the religious leaders for being able to interpret simple weather patterns while being willfully blind to the far more significant spiritual 'signs of the times.' Commentators agree that Jesus' miracles and the fulfillment of prophecy were undeniable proofs of His identity, yet the leaders chose to ignore them.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
He answered, etc. The meaning of this answer is: There are certain indications by which you judge the weather. In the evening, you think y…
Fair weather (ευδια). An old poetic word from ευ and Ζευς as the ruler of the air and giver of fair weather. So men today say "whe…
19th Century
Anglican
When it is evening, you say, It will be fair weather — It is remarkable that some of the best manuscripts, including the Vatican a…
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Baptist
They could forecast the weather by certain signs, and our Lord Jesus mentions the weather signs of Palestine, yet they could not read the clearer a…
Jesus’ point here is clear enough: the Pharisees and Sadducees can read the “signs” that predict weather, but they remain oblivious to the “signs o…
16th Century
Protestant
About the beginning of the evening. By these words, Christ reminds them that his power had been sufficiently shown, so that they must have…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
He answered and said to them Knowing full well their views, and having wrought sufficient miracles to confirm his Me…
The Pharisees and Sadducees were opposed to each other in principles and in conduct; yet they joined against Christ. But they desired a sign of the…
13th Century
Catholic
Previously, the Lord demonstrated the sufficiency of the Gospel teaching, showing that it does not require legal observances and, furthermore, that…
