KJV King James Version
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.
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Luke 12:54
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.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.
WEB World English Bible
He said to the multitudes also, “When you see a cloud rising from the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it happens.
ASV American Standard Version
And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it cometh to pass.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And he said also to the multitudes, ‘When ye may see the cloud rising from the west, immediately ye say, A shower doth come, and it is so;
Surrounding context — Luke 12
51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:
52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.
53 The father shall be divided against the son, and the son against the father; the mother against the daughter, and the daughter against the mother; the mother in law against her daughter in law, and the daughter in law against her mother in law.
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?
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ἜλεγενG3004 · legōto sayδὲG1161 · dethenκαὶG2532 · kaiandτοῖςG3588 · hothe/this/whoὄχλοις·G3793 · ochloscrowdὅτανG3752 · hotanwhen(-ever)ἴδητεG1492 · eidōto perceive: understandνεφέληνG3507 · nephelēcloudἀνατέλλουσανG393 · anatellōto riseἐπὶG1909 · epiupon/to/againstδυσμῶν,G1424 · dusmēwestεὐθέωςG2112 · eutheōsimmediatelyλέγετεG3004 · legōto sayὅτιG3754 · hotithat/since: thatὄμβροςG3655 · ombrosrainstormἔρχεται,G2064 · erchomaito come/goκαὶG2532 · kaiandγίνεταιG1096 · ginomaito beοὕτως.G3779 · ohutō, ohutōsthus(-ly)
Cross-references
Matthew 16:2-4He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, [It will be] fair weather: for the sky is red.1 Kings 18:44-45And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man’s hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare [thy chariot], and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.
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