New American Standard Bible 1995

Luke 12:54-59

54And He was alsoG2532sayingἜλεγενElegenG3004to the crowdsὄχλοις·ochloisG3793, “WhenὅτανhotanG3752you seeG3708a cloudνεφέληνnephelēnG3507risingἀνατέλλουσανanatellousanG393in the westδυσμῶν,dusmōnG1424,immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112you sayλέγετεlegeteG3004, ‘A showerὄμβροςombrosG3655is comingἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,’and soοὕτως.houtōsG3779it turnsγίνεταιginetaiG1096out.

55And whenὅτανhotanG3752you seea southνότονnotonG3558windG3558blowingπνέοντα,pneontaG4154,you sayλέγετεlegeteG3004, ‘It will be ahotκαύσωνkausōnG2742day,’ and it turnsγίνεται.ginetaiG1096out that way.

56You hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273!You knowG3609howG3609to analyzeδοκιμάζειν,dokimazeinG1381the appearanceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of the earthγῆςgēsG1093and the skyοὐρανοῦouranouG3772, butwhyπῶςpōsG4459do you not analyzeδοκιμάζειν;dokimazeinG1381thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778present timeκαιρὸνkaironG2540?

57“AndwhyτίtiG5101do you not evenκαὶkaiG2532on your ownἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438initiativeἀφ᾽aph᾽G575judgeκρίνετεkrineteG2919whatG1342is rightδίκαιον;dikaionG1342?

58ForwhileὡςhōsG5613you are goingὑπάγειςhupageisG5217with your opponentἀντιδίκουantidikouG476to appear beforeἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909the magistrateἄρχοντα,archontaG758, on yourwayὁδῷhodōG3598theremakeδὸςdosG1325an effortἐργασίανergasianG2039tosettleἀπηλλάχθαιapēllachthaiG525with him, soG3379that he may not dragκατασύρῃkatasurēG2694you beforeπρὸςprosG4314the judgeκριτήν,kritēnG2923,and the judgeκριτήςkritēsG2923turnG3860you overG3860to the officerπράκτορι,praktoriG4233,and the officerπράκτωρpraktōrG4233throwβαλεῖbaleiG906you into prisonφυλακήν.phulakēnG5438.

59I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, you will not getἐξέλθῃςexelthēsG1831out of thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193you have paidἀποδῷς.¶apodōsG591the veryκαὶkaiG2532lastἔσχατονeschatonG2078centλεπτὸνleptonG3016.”

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