The Demand for a Sign
Matthew 16:2
In 9 translations
- BSB
- But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’
- KJV
- He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
- WEB
- But he answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’
- ASV
- But he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the heaven is red.
- LSV
- and He answering said to them, “Evening having come, you say, Fair weather, for the sky is red,
- YLT
- and he answering said to them, 'Evening having come, ye say, Fair weather, for the heaven is red,
- DBY
- But he answering said to them, When evening is come, ye say, Fine weather, for the sky is red;
- DRC
- But he answered and said to them: When it is evening, you say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.
- GNV
- But he answered, and said vnto them, When it is euening, ye say, Faire wether: for ye skie is red.
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SBLGNT apparatus (2)
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- SBLGNT: Ὀψίας γενομένης … οὐ δύνασθε. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Robinson–Pierpont read Ὀψίας γενομένης … οὐ δύνασθε; Westcott and Hort (1881) (double brackets) bracket Ὀψίας γενομένης … οὐ δύνασθε.
- SBLGNT: τὸ. Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition, Westcott and Hort (1881) (double brackets) read τὸ; Robinson–Pierpont read Ὑποκριταί τὸ.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Ὀψίας γενομένης λέγετε· Εὐδία, πυρράζει γὰρ ὁ οὐρανός·
- RP2018
- Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ὀψίας γενομένης λέγετε, Εὐδία· πυρράζει γὰρ ὁ οὐρανός.
- TR-Boyd
- Ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς, Ὀψίας γενομένης λέγετε, Εὐδία· πυρράζει γὰρ ὁ οὐρανός.
- SCR1894
- ο δε αποκριθεις ειπεν αυτοις οψιας γενομενης λεγετε ευδια πυρραζει γαρ ο ουρανος
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