Luke 12:55

And when you see that the wind is in the south, you say ‘It will be burning hot,’ and so it proves.

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In The King James Version

And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.

In Context

54And to the people Jesus said, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once ‘There is a storm coming,’ and come it does.

56Hypocrites! You know how to judge of the earth and the sky; how is it, then, that you cannot judge of this time?

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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 →

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