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
Noyes Bible
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In Context
55and when ye perceive the south wind blowing, ye say, It will be hot; and it cometh to pass.
57And why even of yourselves do ye not judge what is right?
Cross References
Haggai 2:7I will shake all the nations, And here shall come the precious things of all the nations; And I will fill this house with glory, Saith Jehovah of hosts.
Malachi 4:2But for you that fear my name Shall the sun of salvation arise With healing under his wings. And ye shall go forth and leap for joy, Like calves of the stall.
Matthew 16:3And in the morning, A storm today! for the sky is red and lowering. Ye know how to judge of the face of the sky, and can ye not discern the signs of the times?
Luke 19:42saying, If thou hadst known, even thou, and that in this thy day, the things that concern 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 the 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 →