Focused Passage

Matthew 16:1-4

The Confession of the Christ, the Church Christ Builds, and the Cross-Shaped Way of Discipleship

Matthew moves from sign-seeking unbelief, to warning against corrupt teaching, to the climactic confession of Jesus, to the promise of the church and kingdom authority, to the first explicit passion prediction, to Peter’s satanic opposition to the cross, and finally to Jesus’ call for self-denying discipleship in light of final judgment.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

1Then the Pharisees and Sadducees came and tested Jesus by asking Him to show them a sign from heaven.

2But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’

3and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.

4A wicked and adulterous generation demands a sign, but none will be given it except the sign of Jonah.” Then He left them and went away.

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References and Original Words

Verse 1

Original words

ThenΚαὶG2532ConjunctiontheοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine PluralPhariseesΦαρισαῖοιG5330Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctionSadduceesΣαδδουκαῖοιG4523Noun - Nominative Masculine PluralcameπροσελθόντεςG4334Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural[and] tested [Jesus]πειράζοντεςG3985Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralby askingἐπηρώτησανG1905Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHimαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singularto showἐπιδεῖξαιG1925Verb - Aorist Infinitive ActivethemαὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plurala signσημεῖονG4592Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularfromἐκG1537Preposition-τοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularheavenοὐρανοῦG3772Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular
Verse 2

Original words

ButδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularHe repliedἀποκριθεὶςG611Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine Singular. . .εἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular. . .αὐτοῖςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person PluralWhen eveningὈψίαςG3798Adjective - Genitive Feminine SingularcomesγενομένηςG1096Verb - Aorist Participle Middle - Genitive Feminine Singularyou sayλέγετεG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person PluralThe weather [will be] fairΕὐδίαG2105Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularforγὰρG1063ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularskyοὐρανόςG3772Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularis redπυρράζειG4449Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 3

Original words

andκαὶG2532Conjunctionin the morningπρωΐG4404AdverbTodayΣήμερονG4594Adverb[it will be] stormyχειμώνG5494Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularforγὰρG1063ConjunctiontheG3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularskyοὐρανόςG3772Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularis redπυρράζειG4449Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular[and] overcastστυγνάζωνG4768Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular-μὲνG3303ConjunctionYou know [how]γινώσκετεG1097Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Pluralto interpretδιακρίνεινG1252Verb - Present Infinitive ActivetheτὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter SingularappearanceπρόσωπονG4383Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularof theτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Masculine SingularskyοὐρανοῦG3772Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularbutδὲG1161ConjunctionnotοὐG3756Adverb-δύνασθεG1410Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 2nd Person PluraltheτὰG3588Article - Accusative Neuter PluralsignsσημεῖαG4592Noun - Accusative Neuter Pluralof theτῶνG3588Article - Genitive Masculine PluraltimesκαιρῶνG2540Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural

BSB notes

  • Several manuscripts do not include When evening comes... of the times. from verses 2 and 3.
Verse 4

Original words

[A] wickedπονηρὰG4190Adjective - Nominative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionadulterousμοιχαλὶςG3428Noun - Nominative Feminine SingulargenerationγενεὰG1074Noun - Nominative Feminine SingulardemandsἐπιζητεῖG1934Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singulara signσημεῖονG4592Noun - Accusative Neuter SingularbutκαὶG2532ConjunctionvvvσημεῖονG4592Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularnoneοὐG3756Adverbwill be givenδοθήσεταιG1325Verb - Future Indicative Passive - 3rd Person SingularitαὐτῇG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Feminine 3rd Person SingularexceptεἰG1487Conjunction. . .μὴG3361AdverbtheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularsignσημεῖονG4592Noun - Nominative Neuter Singularof JonahἸωνᾶG2495Noun - Genitive Masculine SingularThenκαὶG2532ConjunctionHe leftκαταλιπὼνG2641Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularthemαὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural[and] went awayἀπῆλθενG565Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

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