Tree of Life Version
Luke 12:57
57Why can’t you judge for yourselves what is right?
Luke 12:57 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
- New International Version (NIV)“Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?
- English Standard Version (ESV)"And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right?
- New King James Version (NKJV)“Yes, and why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right?
Context of Luke 12:57
55And when a south wind is blowing, you say, ‘It will be a scorcher’—and so it is. 56Hypocrites! The surface of the earth and sky you know how to interpret yet you don’t know how to interpret this present time? Why can’t you judge for yourselves what is right? 58For while you are going with your accuser to the authorities, make an effort to come to a settlement with him—so he doesn’t drag you before the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer of the court, and the officer of the court throw you into prison. 59I tell you, you will never get out of there until you have paid back the last little bit.”
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Cross-references for Luke 12:57
- Deuteronomy 32:29“If they were wise, they would discern this, they would understand their hereafter.
- Matthew 15:10Then Yeshua called the crowd and said to them, “Hear and understand.
- Matthew 21:21Yeshua answered them, “Amen, I tell you, if you have faith and do not doubt, not only will you do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, ‘Be taken up and thrown into the sea,’ it will happen.
- Acts 2:40With many other words he warned them and kept urging them, saying, “Save yourselves from this twisted generation!”
- Acts 13:26“Brothers, sons of the family of Abraham and those among you who are God-fearers, it is to us the message of this salvation has been sent.
- 1 Corinthians 11:14Doesn’t the natural order of things teach you—if a man has long hair, it is a disgrace for him;
Commentaries on Luke 12:57
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 57And why - judge ye - Even without the express declarations of the prophets, ye might, from what ye see and hear yourselves, discern that God has now visited his people in such a manner as he never did before.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
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5757. why even of yourselves, &c.--They might say, To do this requires more knowledge of Scripture and providence than we possess; but He sends them to their own conscience, as enough to show them who He was, and win them to immediate discipleship.Read the comment
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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
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