Matthew 16:2

16:2 He ¹  said, “When evening comes you say, ‘It will be fair weather, because the sky is red,’

Matthew 24:35

24:35 Heaven and earth will pass away, but my words will never pass away. ² 

[16:2]  ¹ tn Grk “But answering, he said to them.” The construction has been simplified in the translation and δέ (de) has not been translated.

[24:35]  ² sn The words that Jesus predicts here will never pass away. They are more stable and lasting than creation itself. For this kind of image, see Isa 40:8; 55:10-11.