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Tyndale Open Study Notes on Matthew 16:2

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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Modern study notes
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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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