Luke 12:54-56

New American Standard Bible

⁵⁴And He was also saying to the crowds, “^(A)Whenever you see a cloud rising ^[a]in the west, you immediately say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it turns out. ⁵⁵And whenever you feel a ^[b]south wind blowing, you say, ‘It will be a ^(B)hot day,’ and it turns out that way. ⁵⁶You hypocrites! ^(C)You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you do not know how to analyze this present time?

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Luke 12:54 I.e., from the Mediterranean
Luke 12:55 I.e., from the desert

Luke 12:54-56

New English Translation

Reading the Signs

⁵⁴Jesus^[a] also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west,^[b] you say at once, ‘A rainstorm^[c] is coming,’ and it does. ⁵⁵And when you see the south wind^[d] blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat,’ and there is. ⁵⁶You hypocrites!^[e] You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how can you not know how^[f] to interpret the present time?

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Luke 12:54 tn Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here καί (kai) has been translated as “also” and δέ (de) has not been translated.
Luke 12:54 sn A cloud rising in the west refers to moisture coming from the Mediterranean Sea.
Luke 12:54 tn The term ὄμβρος (ombros) refers to heavy rain, such as in a thunderstorm (L&N 14.12).
Luke 12:55 sn The south wind comes from the desert, and thus brings scorching heat.
Luke 12:56 sn In Luke, the term hypocrites occurs here, in 6:42, and in 13:15.
Luke 12:56 tc Most mss (P⁴⁵ A W Ψ ƒ^1,13 M lat) have a syntax here that reflects a slightly different rhetorical question: “but how do you not interpret the present time?” The reading behind the translation, however, has overall superior support: P⁷⁵ א B L Θ 33 892 1241.