Luke 12:54
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.
Luke 12:54 in other translations
| BSB | 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. |
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| WEB | He said to the multitudes also, “When you see a cloud rising from the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it happens. |
| ASV | And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it cometh to pass. |
| YLT | And he said also to the multitudes, ‘When ye may see the cloud rising from the west, immediately ye say, A shower doth come, and it is so; |
| DARBY | And he said also to the crowds, When ye see a cloud rising out of the west, straightway ye say, A shower is coming; and so it happens. |
| BBE | Then he said to the people, When you see a cloud coming up in the west, straight away you say, There will be rain; and so it is. |
| Webster | And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, immediately ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is. |
What does Luke 12:54 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
Lu 12:54-59. Not Discerning the Signs of the Time.
54. to the people--"the multitude," a word of special warning to the thoughtless crowd, before dismissing them. (See on Mt 16:2, 3).Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain
Barnes' Notes
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 12:54-59
Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain
Luke 12:54 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 12:54
- Matthew 16:2-4
He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. And in the morning, It will be foul weather to day: for the sky is red and lowring. O ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky; but can ye not discern the signs of the times? A wicked and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas. And he left them, and departed.
- 1 Kings 18:44-45
And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. And it came to pass in the mean while, that the heaven was black with clouds and wind, and there was a great rain. And Ahab rode, and went to Jezreel.
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Context
- Luke 12:53
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.
- Luke 12:54
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.
- Luke 12:55
And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
Luke 12:54 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y decía también á las gentes: Cuando veis la nube que sale del poniente, luego decís: Agua viene; y es así. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et il dit aussi aux foules: Quand vous voyez une nuée se lever de l’occident, aussitôt vous dites: Une ondée vient; et cela arrive ainsi. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Er sprach aber auch zu den Volksmengen: Wenn ihr eine Wolke von Westen aufsteigen sehet, so saget ihr alsbald: Ein Regenguß kommt; und es geschieht also. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Dicebat autem et ad turbas: Cum videritis nubem orientem ab occasu, statim dicitis: Nimbus venit: et ita fit. |