Luke 12:55 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.”

Luke 12:55 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 12:55 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 12:55 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“When a south wind blows, you say, ‘There will be a scorching heat,’ and it happens.”

Luke 12:55 — World English Bible

Luke 12:55 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And when ye see a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass. ”

Luke 12:55 — American Standard Version

Luke 12:55 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and when--a south wind blowing, ye say, that there will be heat, and it is;”

Luke 12:55 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 12:55 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And when [ye see] the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it happens. ”

Luke 12:55 — Darby Translation

Luke 12:55 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And when ye see the South winde blowe, ye say, that it wilbe hoate: and it commeth to passe.”

Luke 12:55 — Geneva Bible

Luke 12:55 in Context — Luke 12

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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What Does Luke 12:55 Mean?

Luke 12:55 is a verse from the Book of Luke, part of the New Testament. It appears in Luke chapter 12. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.

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