New American Standard Bible 2020

Luke 12:54-59

54And He was alsoG2532sayingἜλεγενElegenG3004to the crowdsὄχλοις·ochloisG3793, “WheneverὅτανhotanG3752you seeG3708a cloudνεφέληνnephelēnG3507risingἀνατέλλουσανanatellousanG393in the westδυσμῶν,dusmōnG1424,you immediatelyεὐθέωςeutheōsG2112sayλέγετεlegeteG3004, ‘A showerὄμβροςombrosG3655is comingἔρχεται,erchetaiG2064,’and soοὕτως.houtōsG3779it turnsG1096outG1096.

55And wheneverὅτανhotanG3752you feel asouthνότονnotonG3558windG3558blowingπνέοντα,pneontaG4154,you sayλέγετεlegeteG3004, ‘It will be ahotκαύσωνkausōnG2742day,’and it turnsG1096outG1096that way.

56You hypocritesὑποκριταί,hupokritaiG5273!You knowG3609howG3609to analyzeδοκιμάζειν,dokimazeinG1381the appearanceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383of the earthγῆςgēsG1093and the skyοὐρανοῦouranouG3772,but howπῶςpōsG4459is it thatyou do not know how to analyzeδοκιμάζειν;dokimazeinG1381thisτοῦτονtoutonG3778presenttimeκαιρὸνkaironG2540?

57“AndwhyτίtiG5101do you not evenκαὶkaiG2532judgeκρίνετεkrineteG2919by yourselvesἑαυτῶνhe'autōnG1438whatτὸtoG3588is rightδίκαιον;dikaionG1342?

58ForwhenὡςhōsG5613you are goingὑπάγειςhupageisG5217with your accuserἀντιδίκουantidikouG476to appearbeforeἐπ᾽ep᾽G1909the magistrateἄρχοντα,archontaG758,on the wayὁδῷhodōG3598,makeδὸςdosG1325an effortἐργασίανergasianG2039tosettleἀπηλλάχθαιapēllachthaiG525with him, soG3379thatG3379he does not dragκατασύρῃkatasurēG2694you beforeπρὸςprosG4314the judgeκριτήν,kritēnG2923,and the judgeκριτήςkritēsG2923handG3860you overG3860to the officerπράκτορι,praktoriG4233,and the officerπράκτωρpraktōrG4233throwβαλεῖbaleiG906you into prisonφυλακήν.phulakēnG5438.

59I tellλέγωlegōG3004you, you will not getG1831outG1831of thereἐκεῖθενekeithenG1564untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193you have paidG591upG591the veryκαὶkaiG2532lastἔσχατονeschatonG2078leptonλεπτὸνleptonG3016.”

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