KJV King James Version
And when [ye see] the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
VERSE STUDY • KJV
Luke 12:55
And when [ye see] the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.
WEB World English Bible
When a south wind blows, you say, ‘There will be a scorching heat,’ and it happens.
ASV American Standard Version
And when ye see a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and when—a south wind blowing, ye say, that there will be heat, and it is;
Surrounding context — Luke 12
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?
58 When thou goest with thine adversary to the magistrate, [as thou art] in the way, give diligence that thou mayest be delivered from him; lest he hale thee to the judge, and the judge deliver thee to the officer, and the officer cast thee into prison.
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