Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version

Matthew 16:2-9 Holy Bible: Easy-To-Read Version (ETR)

2. 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.

3. And in the morning, if the sky is dark and red, you say that it will be a rainy day. These are signs of the weather. You see these signs in the sky and know what they mean. In the same way, you see the things that are happening now. These are also signs, but you don’t know their meaning.

4. It is the evil and sinful people who want to see a miracle as a sign from God. But no miracle will be done to prove anything to them. The only sign will be the miracle that happened to Jonah.” Then Jesus went away from there.

5. Jesus and his followers went across the lake. But the followers forgot to bring bread.

6. Jesus said to the followers, “Be careful! Guard against the yeast of the Pharisees and the Sadducees.”

7. The followers discussed the meaning of this. They said, “Did Jesus say this because we forgot to bring bread?”

8. Jesus knew that they were talking about this. So he asked them, “Why are you talking about not having bread? Your faith is small.

9. Do you still not understand? Remember the five loaves of bread that fed the 5000 people and the many baskets you filled with the bread that was left?