Matthew 16:2
Modern Translations
New International Version
He replied, "When evening comes, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,'

New Living Translation
He replied, “You know the saying, ‘Red sky at night means fair weather tomorrow;

English Standard Version
He answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’

Berean Study Bible
But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’

New American Standard Bible
But He replied to them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’

NASB 1995
But He replied to them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'

NASB 1977
But He answered and said to them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’

Amplified Bible
But He replied to them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’

Christian Standard Bible
He replied, “When evening comes you say, ‘It will be good weather because the sky is red.’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He answered them: "When evening comes you say, It will be good weather because the sky is red.'

Contemporary English Version
He told them: If the sky is red in the evening, you say the weather will be good.

Good News Translation
But Jesus answered, "When the sun is setting, you say, 'We are going to have fine weather, because the sky is red.'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He responded to them, "In the evening you say that the weather will be fine because the sky is red.

International Standard Version
He replied to them, "You say, 'Red sky at night, what a delight!

NET Bible
He said, "When evening comes you say, 'It will be fair weather, because the sky is red,'
Classic Translations
King James Bible
He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

New King James Version
He answered and said to them, “When it is evening you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red’;

King James 2000 Bible
He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, you say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

New Heart English Bible
But he answered and said to them, " When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'

World English Bible
But he answered them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'

American King James Version
He answered and said to them, When it is evening, you say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

American Standard Version
But he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the heaven is red.

A Faithful Version
But He answered and said to them, "When evening has come, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red. '

Darby Bible Translation
But he answering said to them, When evening is come, ye say, Fine weather, for the sky is red;

English Revised Version
But he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the heaven is red.

Webster's Bible Translation
He answered and said to them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
But he answered, and said vnto them, When it is euening, ye say, Faire wether: for ye skie is red.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
He aunswered & sayde vnto them: when it is euenyng, ye say, it wyll be fayre weather: for the sky is redde.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
But he answered, & sayde: At eue ye saye: It wil be fayre wedder. for ye sskye is reed.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
He answered and sayde vnto the. At eve n ye saye we shall have fayre wedder and yt because ye skye is reed:
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and He answering said to them, “Evening having come, you say, Fair weather, for the sky is red,

Berean Literal Bible
And answering He said to them, "Evening having come, you say, 'Fair weather, for the sky is red,'

Young's Literal Translation
and he answering said to them, 'Evening having come, ye say, Fair weather, for the heaven is red,

Smith's Literal Translation
And he having answered, said to them, It being evening, ye say, Calm weather: for the heaven is fiery red.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And answering, He said to them, Evening having come, you say, Fair weather: for the heaven is red.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
But he answered and said to them: When it is evening, you say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.

Catholic Public Domain Version
But he responded by saying to them: “When evening arrives, you say, ‘It will be calm, for the sky is red,’

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But he answered and said to them, “Whenever it is evening you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red'.”

Lamsa Bible
But he answered and said to them, When it is evening, you say, It is clear, for the sky is red.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
But he answered and said to them: When it is evening, you say, Fair weather; for the sky is red.

Godbey New Testament
And He responding said to them, It being evening, you say, It will be fair weather: because the sky is red:

Haweis New Testament
And he answering, said unto them, When evening comes, ye say, Fair weather, for the sky is red.

Mace New Testament
but he answered them, in the evening you foretel fair weather: when the sky is of a bright red.

Weymouth New Testament
He replied, "In the evening you say, 'It will be fine weather, for the sky is red;'

Worrell New Testament
and He, answering, said to them, "When it is evening, ye say, 'It will be fair, for the heaven is red;'

Worsley New Testament
But He answered them, In the evening ye say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red:
















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