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Luke 12:56

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54 Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.

55 And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?

57 And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

58 Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.

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BSB
You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?
KJV
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?
WEB
You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you don’t interpret this time?
ASV
Ye hypocrites, ye know how to interpret the face of the earth and the heaven; but how is it that ye know not how to interpret this time?
DARBY
Hypocrites, ye know how to judge of the appearance of the earth and of the heaven; how [is it then that] ye do not discern this time?
BLB
Hypocrites! The face of the earth and of the sky you⁺ know to discern, but how do you⁺ not know to discern this time?
ÅB
Dere hyklere! Jordens og himmelens utseende vet dere å tyde; hvorfor kan dere da ikke tyde denne tid?
OTB
Dere hyklere! Dere vet hvordan dere skal tolke jordens og himmelens utseende, men hvordan er det at dere ikke vet hvordan dere skal tolke denne tiden?
B1930
I hyklere! Jordens og himmelens utseende vet I å tyde; hvorfor kan I da ikke tyde denne tid?

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Matthew 16:3

    and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times.

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  • Matthew 24:32–33

    Now learn this lesson from the fig tree: As soon as its branches become tender and sprout leaves, you know that summer is near.

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  • Matthew 11:25

    At that time Jesus declared, “I praise You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, because You have hidden these things from the wise and learned, and revealed them to little children.

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  • 1 Chronicles 12:32

    From Issachar, men who understood the times and knew what Israel should do: 200 chiefs with all their kinsmen at their command.

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  • Luke 19:42–44

    and said, “If only you had known on this day what would bring you peace! But now it is hidden from your eyes.

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  • Daniel 9:24–26

    Seventy weeks are decreed for your people and your holy city to stop their transgression, to put an end to sin, to make atonement for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.

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  • Galatians 4:4

    But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,

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  • Malachi 4:2

    “But for you who fear My name, the sun of righteousness will rise with healing in its wings, and you will go out and leap like calves from the stall.

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