Mat 16:2-3 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Matt 16:2-3: 16:2-3 Jesus made a deliberate play on their words when they sought a “sign from heaven” (16:1 ). They were able to read the weather in the sky (Greek ouranos , the same word translated “heaven”), but they failed to discern the Messiah despite the many signs already given (see 11:1-6 ).

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‏ Matthew 16:2-3

Summary for Matt 16:2-3: 16:2-3 ^a Jesus made a deliberate play on their words when they sought a “sign from heaven” (16:1 ^b). They were able to read the weather in the sky (Greek ouranos, the same word translated “heaven”), but they failed to discern the Messiah despite the many signs already given (see 11:1-6 ^c).
16:3 ^d The signs of the times were Jesus himself (16:4 ^e) and the various miracles that he performed (cp. 11:2-6 ^f; 12:28 ^g).