Matthew 16:3
and in the morning,‘It will be stormy today, because the sky is red and darkening.’ You know how to judge correctly the appearance of the sky, but you cannot evaluate the signs of the times.
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- Luke 12:56 : 56 You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how can you not know how to interpret the present time?
- 1 Chr 12:32 : 32 From Issachar there were 200 leaders and all their relatives at their command– they understood the times and knew what Israel should do.
- Matt 4:23 : 23 Jesus’ Healing Ministry Jesus went throughout all of Galilee, teaching in their synagogues, preaching the gospel of the kingdom, and healing every kind of disease and sickness among the people.
- Matt 7:5 : 5 You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
- Matt 11:5 : 5 The blind see, the lame walk, lepers are cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, and the poor have good news proclaimed to them
- Matt 15:7 : 7 Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said,
- Matt 22:18 : 18 But Jesus realized their evil intentions and said,“Hypocrites! Why are you testing me?
- Matt 23:13 : 13 “But woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You keep locking people out of the kingdom of heaven! For you neither enter nor permit those trying to enter to go in.
- Luke 11:44 : 44 Woe to you! You are like unmarked graves, and people walk over them without realizing it!”
- Luke 13:15 : 15 Then the Lord answered him,“You hypocrites! Does not each of you on the Sabbath untie his ox or his donkey from its stall, and lead it to water?
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- Matt 16:1-22 verses89%
1 The Demand for a Sign Now when the Pharisees and Sadducees came to test Jesus, they asked him to show them a sign from heaven.
2 He said,“When evening comes you say,‘It will be fair weather, because the sky is red,’
- Luke 12:54-574 verses87%
54 Reading the Signs Jesus also said to the crowds,“When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once,‘A rainstorm is coming,’ and it does.
55 And when you see the south wind blowing, you say,‘There will be scorching heat,’ and there is.
56 You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how can you not know how to interpret the present time?
57 Clear the Debts“And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?
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4 A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” Then he left them and went away.
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7 Hypocrites! Isaiah prophesied correctly about you when he said,
- Matt 12:38-403 verses68%
38 The Sign of Jonah Then some of the experts in the law along with some Pharisees answered him,“Teacher, we want to see a sign from you.”
39 But he answered them,“An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.
40 For just as Jonah was in the belly of the huge fish for three days and three nights, so the Son of Man will be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights.
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1 Fear God, Not People Meanwhile, when many thousands of the crowd had gathered so that they were trampling on one another, Jesus began to speak first to his disciples,“Be on your guard against the yeast of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy.
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33 Watch out! Stay alert! For you do not know when the time will come.
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18 But Jesus realized their evil intentions and said,“Hypocrites! Why are you testing me?
- Luke 11:29-302 verses68%
29 The Sign of Jonah As the crowds were increasing, Jesus began to say,“This generation is a wicked generation; it looks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.
30 For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.
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16 Proper Fasting“When you fast, do not look sullen like the hypocrites, for they make their faces unattractive so that people will see them fasting. I tell you the truth, they have their reward!
- Luke 17:22-243 verses68%
22 The Coming of the Son of Man Then he said to the disciples,“The days are coming when you will desire to see one of the days of the Son of Man, and you will not see it.
23 Then people will say to you,‘Look, there he is!’ or‘Look, here he is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.
24 For just like the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one side to the other, so will the Son of Man be in his day.
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28 In the same way, on the outside you look righteous to people, but inside you are full of hypocrisy and lawlessness.
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25 The Arrival of the Son of Man“And there will be signs in the sun and moon and stars, and on the earth nations will be in distress, anxious over the roaring of the sea and the surging waves.
- Mark 13:28-303 verses67%
28 The Parable of the Fig Tree“Learn this parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.
29 So also you, when you see these things happening, know that he is near, right at the door.
30 I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
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24 The Arrival of the Son of Man“But in those days, after that suffering, the sun will be darkened and the moon will not give its light;
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30 When they sprout leaves, you see for yourselves and know that summer is now near.
31 So also you, when you see these things happening, know that the kingdom of God is near.
- Mark 8:11-122 verses67%
11 The Demand for a Sign Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, asking for a sign from heaven to test him.
12 Sighing deeply in his spirit he said,“Why does this generation look for a sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to this generation.”
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16 Others, to test him, began asking for a sign from heaven.
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13 Therefore stay alert, because you do not know the day or the hour.
- Matt 24:32-332 verses66%
32 The Parable of the Fig Tree“Learn this parable from the fig tree: Whenever its branch becomes tender and puts out its leaves, you know that summer is near.
33 So also you, when you see all these things, know that he is near, right at the door.
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4 “Tell us, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that all these things are about to take place?”
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7 So they asked him,“Teacher, when will these things happen? And what will be the sign that these things are about to take place?”
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30 It will be the same on the day the Son of Man is revealed.
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13 “But woe to you, experts in the law and you Pharisees, hypocrites! You keep locking people out of the kingdom of heaven! For you neither enter nor permit those trying to enter to go in.
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15 But Jesus said to them,“You are the ones who justify yourselves in men’s eyes, but God knows your hearts. For what is highly prized among men is utterly detestable in God’s sight.
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42 saying,“If you had only known on this day, even you, the things that make for peace! But now they are hidden from your eyes.
- Matt 6:1-22 verses65%
1 Pure-hearted Giving“Be careful not to display your righteousness merely to be seen by people. Otherwise you have no reward with your Father in heaven.
2 Thus whenever you do charitable giving, do not blow a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in synagogues and on streets so that people will praise them. I tell you the truth, they have their reward!
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21 But now, the sun cannot be looked at– it is bright in the skies– after a wind passed and swept the clouds away.
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16 You will recognize them by their fruit. Grapes are not gathered from thorns or figs from thistles, are they?
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42 How can you say to your brother,‘Brother, let me remove the speck from your eye,’ while you yourself don’t see the beam in your own? You hypocrite! First remove the beam from your own eye, and then you can see clearly to remove the speck from your brother’s eye.
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26 Then everyone will see the Son of Man arriving in the clouds with great power and glory.
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20 So then, you will recognize them by their fruit.
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35 Stilling of a Storm On that day, when evening came, Jesus said to his disciples,“Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.”
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26 “Woe to you when all people speak well of you, for their ancestors did the same things to the false prophets.
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33 Trees and Their Fruit“Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit.