40 (A)You too, be ready; because the Son of Man is coming at an hour that you do not think He will.”

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40 You also must be ready,(A) because the Son of Man will come at an hour when you do not expect him.”

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54 And 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. 55 And whenever you feel a [b]south wind blowing, you say, ‘It will be a (B)hot day,’ and it turns out that way. 56 You 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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Footnotes

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

Interpreting the Times

54 He said to the crowd: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and it does.(A) 55 And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is. 56 Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time?(B)

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