Matthew 16:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 16:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
πρωΐ
prōḯ
G4404
early morning
σήμερον
sḗmeron
G4594
this day
χειμών
cheimṓn
G5494
winter
πυρράζει
pyrrházō
G4449
to be red
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
στυγνάζων
stygnázō
G4768
to be sad
ὁ
ho
G3588
the
οὐρανός
ouranós
G3772
heaven
τὸ
ho
G3588
the
μὲν
mén
G3303
truly
πρόσωπον
prósōpon
G4383
face
τοῦ
ho
G3588
the
οὐρανοῦ
ouranós
G3772
heaven
γινώσκετε
ginṓskō
G1097
to know
διακρίνειν
diakrínō
G1252
to distinguish
τὰ
ho
G3588
the
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
σημεῖα
sēmeîon
G4592
sign
τῶν
ho
G3588
the
καιρῶν
kairós
G2540
time
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
δύνασθε;]
dýnamai
G1410
to be able
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World English Bible Public Domain
In the morning, 'It will be foul weather today, for the sky is red and threatening.' Hypocrites! You know how to discern the appearance of the sky, but you can't discern the signs of the times!
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King James Version Public Domain
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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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And in early morning, ‘Today will be stormy, for the sky is red, being overcast.’ You know to interpret the face of the sky, but the signs of the times you are not able.]
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