Luke 12:56–57

56 Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern zthis time?

57 “Yes, and why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right?

Luke 12:56–57 — The New International Version (NIV)

56 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?

57 “Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

Luke 12:56–57 — English Standard Version (ESV)

56 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?

57 “And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right?

Luke 12:56–57 — King James Version (KJV 1900)

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?

Luke 12:56–57 — New Living Translation (NLT)

56 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.

57 “Why can’t you decide for yourselves what is right?

Luke 12:56–57 — New Century Version (NCV)

56 Hypocrites! You know how to understand the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you understand what is happening now?

57 “Why can’t you decide for yourselves what is right?

Luke 12:56–57 — American Standard Version (ASV)

56 Ye hypocrites, ye know how to interpret the face of the earth and the heaven; but how is it that ye know not how to interpret this time? 57 And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

Luke 12:56–57 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

56 Hypocrites, ye know how to judge of the appearance of the earth and of the heaven; how is it then that ye do not discern this time? 57 And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?

Luke 12:56–57 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

56 You hypocrites! You can forecast the weather by judging the appearance of earth and sky. But for some reason you don’t know how to judge the time in which you’re living. 57 So why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

Luke 12:56–57 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

56 Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why don’t you know how to interpret this time?

57 “Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

Luke 12:56–57 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

56 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?

57 “And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right?

Luke 12:56–57 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

56 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?

57 And why do you not also judge for yourselves what is right?

Luke 12:56–57 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

56 You pretenders! You know how to understand the appearance of the earth and the sky. Why can’t you understand the meaning of what is happening right now?

57 “Why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

Luke 12:56–57 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

56 “You hypocrites! You know how to analyze the appearance of the earth and the sky, but why do you not analyze this present time?

57 “And why do you not even on your own initiative judge what is right?

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