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Source language
Original Greek   
ὁ δὲ ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· ⸂Ὀψίας γενομένης λέγετε· Εὐδία, πυρράζει γὰρ ὁ οὐρανός·
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
o de apokritheis eipen autois* [?]Opsias genomenes legete* Eudia, purrazei gar o ouranos*

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
at ille respondens ait eis facto vespere dicitis serenum erit rubicundum est enim caelum

King James Variants
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.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, you say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
Authorized (King James) Version   
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’;
21st Century King James Version   
He answered and said unto them, “When it is evening ye say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’

Other translations
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.
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'.”
Darby Bible Translation   
But he answering said to them, When evening is come, ye say, Fine weather, for the sky is red;
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
But he answered and said to them: When it is evening, you say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
But he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the heaven is red.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
He answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’
God's Word   
He responded to them, "In the evening you say that the weather will be fine 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.'
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,'
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.'
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;
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.
Weymouth New Testament   
He replied, "In the evening you say, 'It will be fine weather, for the sky is red;'
The World English Bible   
But he answered them, "When it is evening, you say, 'It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.'
EasyEnglish Bible   
Jesus answered them, ‘Sometimes the sky is red in the evening. Then you say, “Tomorrow the weather will be good.”
Young‘s Literal Translation   
and he answering said to them, `Evening having come, ye say, Fair weather, for the heaven is red,
New Life Version   
(*He said to them, “In the evening you say, ‘The weather will be good tomorrow because the sky is red.’
Revised Geneva Translation   
But He answered, and said to them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘Fair weather, for the sky is red.’
The Voice Bible   
Jesus: At evening time, you read the sky as a sign—you say, “The weather will be fine because the sky is shading red,”
Living Bible   
He replied, “You are good at reading the weather signs of the skies—red sky tonight means fair weather tomorrow; red sky in the morning means foul weather all day—but you can’t read the obvious signs of the times!
New Catholic Bible   
He answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘Tomorrow there will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’
Legacy Standard Bible   
But He replied to them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’
Jubilee Bible 2000   
But he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather, for the heaven is glowing with an aurora.
Christian Standard Bible   
He replied, “When evening comes you say, ‘It will be good weather because the sky is red.’
Amplified Bible © 1954   
He replied to them, When it is evening you say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,
New Century Version   
Jesus answered, “At sunset you say we will have good weather, because the sky is red.
The Message   
Some Pharisees and Sadducees badgered him again, pressing him to prove himself to them. He told them, “You have a saying that goes, ‘Red sky at night, sailor’s delight; red sky at morning, sailors take warning.’ You find it easy enough to forecast the weather—why can’t you read the signs of the times? An evil and wanton generation is always wanting signs and wonders. The only sign you’ll get is the Jonah sign.” Then he spun around and walked away.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
But he answered them, “When it is evening you say, ‘It will be fair weather because the sky is red.’
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
And he answered them, saying, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red’;
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
He answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’
New Matthew Bible   
He answered and said to them, At evening you say the weather will be fair, and that because the sky is red;
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.’
Wycliffe Bible   
And he answered, and said to them, When the eventide is come, ye say, It shall be clear, for heaven is ruddy;
New Testament for Everyone   
This was his reply to them: “When it’s evening you say, ‘Sky looks like wine, it’s going to be fine.’
Contemporary English Version   
He told them: If the sky is red in the evening, you say the weather will be good.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
He answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather; for the sky is red.’
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Once the Pharisees and the Sadducees arrived together to test him, and asked him to give them a sign from Heaven. But he replied, “When the evening comes you say, ‘Ah, fine weather—the sky is red.’ In the morning you say, ‘There will be a storm today, the sky is red and threatening.’ Yes, you know how to interpret the look of the sky but you have no idea how to interpret the signs of the times! A wicked and unfaithful age insists on a sign; and it will not be given any sign at all but that of the prophet Jonah.” And he turned on his heel and left them.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
He answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
He answered them, ‘When it is evening, you say, “It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.”
Common English Bible © 2011   
But he replied, “At evening you say, ‘It will be nice weather because the sky is bright red.’
Amplified Bible © 2015   
But He replied to them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’
English Standard Version Anglicised   
He answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
He said to them in reply, “[In the evening you say, ‘Tomorrow 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.’
The Expanded Bible   
Jesus answered, “·At sunset [In the evening] you say we will have good weather, because the sky is red.
Tree of Life Version   
But He replied to them, “When evening comes, you say, ‘Fair weather coming, for the sky is red,’
Revised Standard Version   
He answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather; for the sky is red.’
New International Reader's Version   
He replied, “In the evening you look at the sky. You say, ‘It will be good weather. The sky is red.’
BRG Bible   
He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
Complete Jewish Bible   
But his response was, “When it is evening, you say, ‘Fair weather ahead,’ because the sky is red;
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
He answered them, `In the evening you say, "It will be a nice day tomorrow because the sky is red."
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
He answered them, ‘When it is evening, you say, “It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.”
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
But in reply, Rebbe, Melech HaMoshiach said to them, When it is erev, you say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is fiery red.
Names of God Bible   
He responded to them, “In the evening you say that the weather will be fine because the sky is red.
Modern English Version   
He answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,’
Easy-to-Read Version   
Jesus answered, “When you people see the sunset, you know what the weather will be. If the sky is red, you say we will have good weather.
International Children’s Bible   
Jesus answered, “When you see the sunset, you know what the weather will be. If the sky is red, then you say we will have good weather.
Lexham English Bible   
So he answered and said to them, “When evening comes you say, ‘It will be fair weather because the sky is red,’
New International Version - UK   
He replied, ‘When evening comes, you say, “It will be fair weather, for the sky is red,”
Disciples Literal New Testament   
But the One, having responded, said to them, “Having become evening, you say, ‘Fair weather!— for the heaven is red’;