Luke 12:56
Hypocrites! Ye know how to judge of the face of the earth and the sky; but how is it that ye know not how to judge of this time?
The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)
In The King James Version
In Context
55And when ye see a south wind blowing, ye say: There will be heat; and it comes to pass.
57And why even of yourselves do ye not judge what is right?
Cross References
Matthew 16:3And in the morning: A storm to-day! for the sky is red and lowering. Ye know how to discern the face of the sky, but can ye not the signs of the times?
Luke 19:42saying: If even thou hadst known, at least in this thy day, the things that belong to thy peace! But now they are hidden from thine eyes.
Galatians 4:4But when the fullness of the time came, God sent forth his son, born of a woman, born under law,
Matthew Henry on Luke 12:55-59
Reconciliation to God. 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. 55 And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass. 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? 57 Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right? 58 When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, as thou art in the way, give… Read the whole commentary →