Luke 12:55
53 The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
54 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.
And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
56 Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
57 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.
- KJV
- And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
- WEB
- When a south wind blows, you say, ‘There will be a scorching heat,’ and it happens.
- ASV
- And when [ye see] a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass.
- DARBY
- And when [ye see] the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it happens.
- BLB
- And when a south wind is blowing, you⁺ say, ‘There will be heat,’ and it happens.
- ÅB
- og når dere ser det blåser sønnenvind, sier dere: Det blir hete, og det blir så.
- OTB
- Og når dere føler en sønnavind blåse, sier dere, ‘Det blir varmt,’ og det blir det.
- B1930
- og når I ser det blåser sønnenvind, sier I: Det blir hete, og det blir så.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Matthew 20:12
Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
Read in contextJob 37:17
How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
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