Luke 12:55
And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
Luke 12:55 in other translations
| BSB | And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is. |
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| 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. |
| YLT | and when--a south wind blowing, ye say, that there will be heat, and it is; |
| DARBY | And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it happens. |
| BBE | And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, There will be heat; and so it is. |
| Webster | And when ye perceive the south wind blowing, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass. |
What does Luke 12:55 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Verse 55. South wind. To the south and southwest of Judea were situated Arabia, Egypt, and Ethiopia, all warm or hot regions, and consequently the air that came from those quarters was greatly heated.
How is it that ye do not discern this time? You see a cloud rise, and predict a shower; a south wind, and expect heat. These are regular events. So you see my miracles; you hear my preaching; you have the predictions of me in the prophets; why do you not, in like manner, infer that this is the time when the Messiah should appear?
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 12:54-59
Christ would have the people to be as wise in the concerns of their souls as they are in outward affairs. Let them hasten to obtain peace with God before it is too late. If any man has found that God has set himself against him concerning his sins, let him apply to him as God in Christ reconciling the world to himself. While we are alive, we are in the way, and now is our time.
Luke 12:55 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 12:55
- 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.
- Job 37:17
How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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Context
- 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 12:56
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?
Luke 12:55 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y cuando sopla el austro, decís: Habrá calor; y lo hay. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et quand vous voyez souffler le vent du midi, vous dites: Il fera chaud; et cela arrive. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und wenn ihr den Südwind wehen sehet, so saget ihr: Es wird Hitze geben; und es geschieht. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et cum austrum flantem, dicitis: Quia æstus erit: et fit. |