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Bible Gateway passage: Matthew 16 - Revised Standard Version
The Demand for a Sign - And the Pharisees and Sad′ducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. He answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather; for the sky is red.’ And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and...
1 And the Pharisees and Sad′ducees came, and to test him they asked him to show them a sign from heaven. 2 He answered them,[a] “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather; for the sky is red.’ 3 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. 4 An evil and adulterous generation seeks for a sign, but no sign shall be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” So he left them and departed.
a = “Other ancient authorities omit the following words to the end of verse 3”
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I’ve heard “red cap” and “sailor’s delight.” I guess it’s a pretty good generalization, but it definitely is a generalization. And it depends on the time of day.
And what is the “sign of Jonah”?
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I’d say there are at least a couple of good starting places for sermons in the above verses.
And, this is another example of Protestant ministers focusing on the letters of Paul more than the three synoptic Gospels of Matthew, Mark, and Luke.
Not sure about the Roman Catholic Church.
Not sure about Eastern Orthodox churches such as Russian Orthodox and Greek Orthodox.
Not sure about the Church of Jesus Christ, more informally known as the Mormons.
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