New Testament · SCRIPTURE
Luke 12:56
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You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?
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[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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You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you don’t interpret this time?
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
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?
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Hypocrites! The face of the earth and of the sky you⁺ know to discern, but how do you⁺ not know to discern this time?
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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB
Luke 12
54 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.
55 And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.
56 You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?
57 And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?
58 Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.
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