Matthew 16:3

“And in the morning, it will be foul weather today, etc.] When you rise in the morning, and take a survey of the heavens, it is a very usual thing with you to say, it is like to be windy or rainy weather today, for the sky is red and lowring; which shows, that the clouds are so thick that the sun cannot pierce through them, and its face is not seen; so that it may be reasonably concluded they will issue in rain, or wind, or both. O ye hypocrites. The Vulgate Latin, and Munster’s Hebrew Gospel, leave out this appellation; but all other versions, as well as copies, have it: and it is an usual epithet, bestowed very justly by Christ, on these men; who pretended to be the guides of the people,…”

“See also Mark 8:11-12. The Pharisees also, and the Sadducees - See the notes at Matthew 3:7. Tempting - That is, trying him - feigning a desire to see evidence that he was the Messiah, but with a real desire to see him make the attempt to work a miracle and fail, so that they might betray him and ruin him. A sign from heaven - Some miraculous appearance in the sky. Such appearances had been given by the prophets; and they supposed, if he was the Messiah, that his miracles would not all be confined to the earth, but that he was able to give some signal miracle from heaven. Samuel had caused it to thunder 1 Samuel 12:16-18; Isaiah had caused the shadow to go back ten degrees on the dial of…”

“The signs of the times - The signs which evidently show, that this is the time of the Messiah. Matthew 16:4”

“16:3 The signs of the times were Jesus himself (16:4) and the various miracles that he performed (cp. 11:2-6; 12:28).”

“O ye: Mat 7:5, Mat 15:7, Mat 22:18, Mat 23:13; Luk 11:44, Luk 13:15 the signs: Mat 4:23, Mat 11:5; Ch1 12:32 Matthew 16:4”