Luke 12:54

Luke 12:54 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)He said to the crowd: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and it does.
• English Standard Version (ESV)He also said to the crowds, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, 'A shower is coming.' And so it happens.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then He also said to the multitudes, “Whenever you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming’; and so it is.

Context of Luke 12:54

52From now on, because of me, five people in a family will be against each other. Two people will be against the other three. Three of them will be against the other two. 53They will not agree together. The father will be against his son and the son will be against his father. The mother will be against her daughter and the daughter will be against her mother. The mother will be against her son's wife. And the son's wife will be against her husband's mother.’ Then Jesus said to the crowd, ‘If you see a cloud that is rising in the west, immediately you say, “It will rain.” And the rain does come. 55Sometimes you see that the south wind is blowing. So you say, “It will be very hot weather.” And the hot weather does come. 56You are hypocrites! You look at the earth and the sky, and you know what weather will come. So look at the special things that are happening near you now. They show you what will soon happen. But you do not understand what they are showing you. Why not?

Luke 12:54 word by word

Ἔλεγεν δὲ καὶ τοῖς ὄχλοις· ὅταν ἴδητε τὴν νεφέλην ἀνατέλλουσαν ἐπὶ δυσμῶν, εὐθέως λέγετε ὅτι ὄμβρος ἔρχεται, καὶ γίνεται οὕτως.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• he saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• alsoκαίkai · andG2532
• to the peopleὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• to the peopleὄχλοςochlos · crowdG3793
• Whenὅτανhotan · when(-ever)G3752
• ye seeὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• a cloudνεφέληnephelē · cloudG3507
• riseἀνατέλλωanatellō · to riseG393
• outἀπόapo · away fromG575
• of the westδυσμήdusmē · westG1424
• straightwayεὐθέωςeutheōs · immediatelyG2112
• There comethἔρχομαιerchomai · to come/goG2064
• a showerὄμβροςombros · rainstormG3655
• soοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• it isγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096

Cross-references for Luke 12:54

• 1 Kings 18:44The seventh time, the servant said, ‘I can see a small cloud above the sea that is coming this way. It is only as big as a man's hand.’ So Elijah said, ‘Go and tell Ahab, “Prepare your chariot now! Go back down quickly before the rain stops you.” ’
• Matthew 16:2Jesus answered them, ‘Sometimes the sky is red in the evening. Then you say, “Tomorrow the weather will be good.”

Commentaries on Luke 12:54

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 54A cloud rise - See on Matthew 16:2, Matthew 16:3; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 54-57Verses 54-57 See the notes at Matthew 16:2-3. 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…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 54-59Verses 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.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 54Clouds beginning to form in the west brought rain from the Mediterranean Sea.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 54-5954. to the people--"the multitude," a word of special warning to the thoughtless crowd, before dismissing them. (See on Mt 16:2, 3).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 12:54

• Hypocrisy
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Commentaries on Luke 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings