^12:54Jesus¹³⁵ also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west,¹³⁶ you say at once, ‘A rainstorm¹³⁷ is coming,’ and it does. ^12:55And when you see the south wind¹³⁸ blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat,’ and there is. ^12:56You hypocrites!¹³⁹ You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how can you not know how¹⁴⁰ to interpret the present time?

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Footnotes

135 Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Here καί (kai) has been translated as “also” and δέ (de) has not been translated.
136 A cloud rising in the west refers to moisture coming from the Mediterranean Sea.
137 The term ὄμβρος (ombros) refers to heavy rain, such as in a thunderstorm (L&N 14.12).
138 The south wind comes from the desert, and thus brings scorching heat.
139 In Luke, the term hypocrites occurs here, in 6:42, and in 13:15.
140 Most (𝔓45 A W Ψ f1, 13 𝔐 lat) have a syntax here that reflects a slightly different rhetorical question: “but how do you not interpret the present time?” The reading behind the translation, however, has overall superior support: 𝔓75 א B L Θ 33 892 1241 .

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

He also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, ‘A shower is coming.’ And so it happens. And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat,’ and it happens. You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He said to the crowd: “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and it does. And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is. Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky. How is it that you don’t know how to interpret this present time?

CSBChristian Standard Bible

He also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, right away you say, ‘A storm is coming,’ and so it does. And when the south wind is blowing, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is. Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why don’t you know how to interpret this present time?

NLTNew Living Translation

Then Jesus turned to the crowd and said, “When you see clouds beginning to form in the west, you say, ‘Here comes a shower.’ And you are right. When the south wind blows, you say, ‘Today will be a scorcher.’ And it is. You fools! You know how to interpret the weather signs of the earth and sky, but you don’t know how to interpret the present times.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And he also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud coming up in the west, you say at once, ‘A rainstorm is coming,’ and so it happens. And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be burning heat,’ and it happens. Hypocrites! You know how to evaluate the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it you do not know how to evaluate this present time?

KJV 1900King 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. And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass. 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?

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