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and so it is. <a href="/nkjv/luke/12.htm">New King James Version</a> Then He also said to the multitudes, “Whenever you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming’; and so it is. <a href="/nasb_/luke/12.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> And He was also saying to the crowds, “Whenever you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it turns out. <a href="/nasb/luke/12.htm">NASB 1995</a> And He was also saying to the crowds, &#8220When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, &#8216A shower is coming,&#8217 and so it turns out. <a href="/nasb77/luke/12.htm">NASB 1977 </a> And He was also saying to the multitudes, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it turns out. <a href="/lsb/luke/12.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And He was also saying to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it happens. <a href="/amp/luke/12.htm">Amplified Bible</a> He also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, ‘It is going to rain,’ and that is how it turns out. <a href="/csb/luke/12.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/hcsb/luke/12.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> He also said to the crowds: &#8220When you see a cloud rising in the west, right away you say, A storm is coming,&#8217 and so it does. <a href="/asv/luke/12.htm">American Standard Version</a> And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it cometh to pass. <a href="/cev/luke/12.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Jesus said to all the people: As soon as you see a cloud coming up in the west, you say, "It's going to rain," and it does. <a href="/erv/luke/12.htm">English Revised Version</a> And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it cometh to pass. <a href="/gwt/luke/12.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Jesus said to the crowds, "When you see a cloud coming up in the west, you immediately say, 'There's going to be a rainstorm,' and it happens. <a href="/gnt/luke/12.htm">Good News Translation</a> Jesus said also to the people, "When you see a cloud coming up in the west, at once you say that it is going to rain--and it does. <a href="/isv/luke/12.htm">International Standard Version</a> Then Jesus told the crowds, "When you see a cloud coming in from the west, you immediately say, 'There's going to be a storm,' and that's what happens. <a href="/msb/luke/12.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then Jesus said to the crowds, ?As soon as you see a cloud rising from the west, you say, ?A shower is coming,? and that is what happens. <a href="/net/luke/12.htm">NET Bible</a> Jesus also said to the crowds, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, 'A rainstorm is coming,' and it does. <a href="/nheb/luke/12.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> He said to the crowds also, "When you see a cloud rising from the west, immediately you say, 'A shower is coming,' and so it happens. <a href="/wbt/luke/12.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, immediately ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is. <a href="/wey/luke/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then He said to the people also, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, 'There is to be a shower;' and it comes to pass. <a href="/web/luke/12.htm">World English Bible</a> He said to the multitudes also, “When you see a cloud rising from the west, immediately you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and so it happens. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/luke/12.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And He also said to the multitudes, “When you may see the cloud rising from the west, immediately you say, A shower comes, and it is so; <a href="/blb/luke/12.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a> And also He was saying to the crowds, "When you see a cloud rising up from the west, immediately you say, 'A shower is coming,' and so it happens. <a href="/ylt/luke/12.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And he said also to the multitudes, 'When ye may see the cloud rising from the west, immediately ye say, A shower doth come, and it is so; <a href="/slt/luke/12.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And he said to the crowds, When ye see a cloud rising from the descents, ye say quickly, A heavy shower of rain is coming; and it is so.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/luke/12.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And he said also to the multitudes: When you see a cloud rising from the west, presently you say: A shower is coming: and so it happeneth: <a href="/cpdv/luke/12.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And he also said to the crowds: “When you see a cloud rising from the setting of the sun, immediately you say, ‘A rain cloud is coming.’ And so it does. <a href="/nabre/luke/12.htm">New American Bible</a> He also said to the crowds, “When you see [a] cloud rising in the west you say immediately that it is going to rain—and so it does; <a href="/nrsvce/luke/12.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> He also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, ‘It is going to rain’; and so it happens.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/luke/12.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And he said to the people, When you see a cloud rise from the west, you immediately say, It will rain; and it is so. <a href="/aramaic-plain-english/luke/12.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a> He said to the crowds, “Whenever you see a cloud that rises from the West, and at once you say, 'Rain is coming', it is so.”<div class="vheading2">NT Translations</div><a href="/anderson/luke/12.htm">Anderson New Testament</a> And he said also to the multitudes: When you see the cloud rising from the west, you immediately say, There comes a shower: and so it is. <a href="/godbey/luke/12.htm">Godbey New Testament</a> And he also spoke to the multitudes, <FR>When you may see a cloud rising from the west, you immediately say, that the rain cometh; and it is so:<Fr> <a href="/haweis/luke/12.htm">Haweis New Testament</a> Then said he to the multitudes, When ye see a cloud rising from the west, ye say immediately, There cometh a shower; and it is so. <a href="/mace/luke/12.htm">Mace New Testament</a> Then he said to the people, when you see a cloud rise out of the west, you say, it is just going to rain; and so it happens. <a href="/wey/luke/12.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a> Then He said to the people also, "When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, 'There is to be a shower;' and it comes to pass. <a href="/worrell/luke/12.htm">Worrell New Testament</a> And He said to the multitudes also, <FR>"When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say 'A shower is coming!' and so it happens.<Fr> <a href="/worsley/luke/12.htm">Worsley New Testament</a> He said also to the people, <FR>When ye see a cloud rising from the west, ye presently say, there is a shower coming, and so it proves:<Fr> <a href="/parallel/luke/12-54.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3-5_0Jtd9Lc?start=5443" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/luke/12.htm">Interpreting the Present Time</a> 53They will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against mother-in-law.” 54<a href="/greek/1161.htm" title="1161: de (Conj) -- A primary particle; but, and, etc.">Then</a> <a href="/greek/2036.htm" title="2036: Elegen (V-IIA-3S) -- Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.">Jesus said</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tois (Art-DMP) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">to the</a> <a href="/greek/3793.htm" title="3793: ochlois (N-DMP) -- From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot.">crowds,</a> <a href="/greek/3752.htm" title="3752: Hotan (Conj) -- When, whenever. From hote and an; whenever; also causatively inasmuch as.">“As soon as</a> <a href="/greek/2112.htm" title="2112: eutheōs (Adv) -- Immediately, soon, at once. Adverb from euthus; directly, i.e. At once or soon."></a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: idēte (V-ASA-2P) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">you see</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tēn (Art-AFS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.">a</a> <a href="/greek/3507.htm" title="3507: nephelēn (N-AFS) -- A cloud. From nephos; properly, cloudiness, i.e. a cloud.">cloud</a> <a href="/greek/393.htm" title="393: anatellousan (V-PPA-AFS) -- To make to rise, I rise, shine (generally of the sun, and hence met.). From ana and the base of telos; to arise.">rising</a> <a href="/greek/1909.htm" title="1909: epi (Prep) -- On, to, against, on the basis of, at. ">in</a> <a href="/greek/1424.htm" title="1424: dysmōn (N-GFP) -- A setting (of the sun), hence: the West. From duno; the sun-set, i.e. the western region.">the west,</a> <a href="/greek/3004.htm" title="3004: legete (V-PIA-2P) -- (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ">you say,</a> <a href="/greek/3754.htm" title="3754: hoti (Conj) -- Neuter of hostis as conjunction; demonstrative, that; causative, because."></a> <a href="/greek/3655.htm" title="3655: Ombros (N-NMS) -- A violent rain, a shower. Of uncertain affinity; a thunder storm.">‘A shower</a> <a href="/greek/2064.htm" title="2064: erchetai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- To come, go. ">is coming,’</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">and</a> <a href="/greek/3779.htm" title="3779: houtōs (Adv) -- Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows).">that is what</a> <a href="/greek/1096.htm" title="1096: ginetai (V-PIM/P-3S) -- A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude.">happens.</a> 55And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/matthew/16-2.htm">Matthew 16:2-3</a> But He replied, “When evening comes, you say, ‘The weather will be fair, for the sky is red,’ / and in the morning, ‘Today it will be stormy, for the sky is red and overcast.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but not the signs of the times. <a href="/matthew/11-20.htm">Matthew 11:20-24</a> Then Jesus began to denounce the cities in which most of His miracles had been performed, because they did not repent. / “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the miracles that were performed in you had been performed in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes. / But I tell you, it will be more bearable for Tyre and Sidon on the day of judgment than for you. ... <a href="/mark/8-11.htm">Mark 8:11-13</a> Then the Pharisees came and began to argue with Jesus, testing Him by demanding from Him a sign from heaven. / Jesus sighed deeply in His spirit and said, “Why does this generation demand a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.” / And He left them, got back into the boat, and crossed to the other side. <a href="/john/4-48.htm">John 4:48</a> Jesus said to him, “Unless you people see signs and wonders, you will never believe.” <a href="/1_thessalonians/5-1.htm">1 Thessalonians 5:1-3</a> Now about the times and seasons, brothers, we do not need to write to you. / For you are fully aware that the Day of the Lord will come like a thief in the night. / While people are saying, “Peace and security,” destruction will come upon them suddenly, like labor pains on a pregnant woman, and they will not escape. <a href="/hebrews/5-12.htm">Hebrews 5:12-14</a> Although by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to reteach you the basic principles of God’s word. You need milk, not solid food! / For everyone who lives on milk is still an infant, inexperienced in the message of righteousness. / But solid food is for the mature, who by constant use have trained their senses to distinguish good from evil. <a href="/james/4-14.htm">James 4:14</a> You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. <a href="/2_peter/3-3.htm">2 Peter 3:3-4</a> Most importantly, you must understand that in the last days scoffers will come, scoffing and following their own evil desires. / “Where is the promise of His coming?” they will ask. “Ever since our fathers fell asleep, everything continues as it has from the beginning of creation.” <a href="/revelation/3-3.htm">Revelation 3:3</a> Remember, then, what you have received and heard. Keep it and repent. If you do not wake up, I will come like a thief, and you will not know the hour when I will come upon you. <a href="/isaiah/5-20.htm">Isaiah 5:20-21</a> Woe to those who call evil good and good evil, who turn darkness to light and light to darkness, who replace bitter with sweet and sweet with bitter. / Woe to those who are wise in their own eyes and clever in their own sight. <a href="/jeremiah/8-7.htm">Jeremiah 8:7</a> Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush keep their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD. <a href="/ezekiel/12-1.htm">Ezekiel 12:1-2</a> Then the word of the LORD came to me, saying, / “Son of man, you are living in a rebellious house. They have eyes to see but do not see, and ears to hear but do not hear, for they are a rebellious house. <a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Hosea 4:6</a> My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge. Because you have rejected knowledge, I will also reject you as My priests. Since you have forgotten the law of your God, I will also forget your children. <a href="/amos/8-11.htm">Amos 8:11-12</a> Behold, the days are coming, declares the Lord GOD, when I will send a famine on the land—not a famine of bread or a thirst for water, but a famine of hearing the words of the LORD. / People will stagger from sea to sea and roam from north to east, seeking the word of the LORD, but they will not find it. <a href="/micah/3-6.htm">Micah 3:6-7</a> Therefore night will come over you without visions, and darkness without divination. The sun will set on these prophets, and the daylight will turn black over them. / Then the seers will be ashamed and the diviners will be disgraced. They will all cover their mouths because there is no answer from God.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And he said also to the people, When you see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway you say, There comes a shower; and so it is.When.<a href="/1_kings/18-44.htm">1 Kings 18:44,45</a> And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not… <a href="/matthew/16-2.htm">Matthew 16:2</a> He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/luke/9-35.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/luke/12-13.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/luke/11-29.htm">Crowds</a> <a href="/luke/1-20.htm">Happens</a> <a href="/luke/12-36.htm">Immediately</a> <a href="/luke/11-29.htm">Multitudes</a> <a href="/luke/12-36.htm">Once</a> <a href="/luke/4-26.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/luke/11-32.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/luke/5-28.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/zechariah/14-17.htm">Shower</a> <a href="/luke/8-55.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/luke/12-36.htm">Straightway</a> <a href="/nahum/2-8.htm">Turns</a> <a href="/mark/16-20.htm">West</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/luke/21-27.htm">Cloud</a> <a href="/luke/13-14.htm">Crowd</a> <a href="/luke/14-25.htm">Crowds</a> <a href="/luke/12-55.htm">Happens</a> <a href="/luke/13-13.htm">Immediately</a> <a href="/luke/13-24.htm">Multitudes</a> <a href="/luke/13-10.htm">Once</a> <a href="/acts/14-17.htm">Rain</a> <a href="/luke/15-18.htm">Rise</a> <a href="/luke/14-14.htm">Rising</a> <a href="/genesis/7-12.htm">Shower</a> <a href="/luke/13-11.htm">Straight</a> <a href="/luke/14-5.htm">Straightway</a> <a href="/luke/12-55.htm">Turns</a> <a href="/luke/13-29.htm">West</a><div class="vheading2">Luke 12</div>1. <a href="/luke/12-1.htm">Jesus preaches to his apostles to avoid hypocrisy</a> 13. <a href="/luke/12-13.htm">and warns against covetousness, by the parable of the man who set up greater barns.</a> 22. <a href="/luke/12-22.htm">We must not worry about earthly things,</a> 31. <a href="/luke/12-31.htm">but seek the kingdom of God;</a> 33. <a href="/luke/12-33.htm">give alms;</a> 35. <a href="/luke/12-35.htm">be ready at a knock to open to our Lord whensoever he comes.</a> 41. <a href="/luke/12-41.htm">Jesus' disciples are to see to their charges,</a> 49. <a href="/luke/12-49.htm">and look for persecution.</a> 54. <a href="/luke/12-54.htm">The people must take this time of grace;</a> 57. <a href="/luke/12-57.htm">because it is a fearful thing to die without reconciliation.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/12.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/luke/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/luke/12.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then Jesus said to the crowds Jesus often addressed large groups, teaching in parables and direct statements. Speaking to the crowds indicates a public teaching moment, emphasizing the importance of His message. This setting reflects His role as a teacher and prophet, similar to Old Testament prophets who addressed the people of Israel.As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west The west refers to the Mediterranean Sea, from which weather patterns in Israel often originate. The audience would have been familiar with this natural phenomenon, as clouds from the sea typically brought rain. This reflects Jesus' use of everyday experiences to convey spiritual truths, making His teachings accessible and relatable.you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ The people could predict the weather based on observable signs. This ability to interpret natural signs is used by Jesus to highlight their failure to interpret spiritual signs. It underscores the theme of discernment, urging the audience to apply the same logic to spiritual matters.and that is what happens. This phrase confirms the reliability of their weather predictions, contrasting with their inability to recognize the signs of the times, such as the coming of the Messiah. It serves as a rebuke for their spiritual blindness and a call to awareness. This theme is echoed in other scriptures, such as <a href="/matthew/16-2.htm">Matthew 16:2-3</a>, where Jesus criticizes the Pharisees and Sadducees for their lack of spiritual insight.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a> The central figure in this passage, Jesus is teaching the crowds about discernment and understanding the times. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_crowds.htm">The Crowds</a> The audience to whom Jesus is speaking, representing the general populace of Israel who often witnessed His teachings and miracles. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_west.htm">The West</a> Refers to the Mediterranean Sea, from which weather patterns, such as rain clouds, would typically approach Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/d/discernment_of_the_times.htm">Discernment of the Times</a> Just as people can predict the weather by observing natural signs, Christians are called to discern spiritual truths and the signs of the times through Scripture and the Holy Spirit. <a href="/topical/s/spiritual_awareness.htm">Spiritual Awareness</a> Believers should cultivate an awareness of God's work in the world and in their lives, recognizing His hand in current events and personal circumstances. <a href="/topical/s/seeking_wisdom.htm">Seeking Wisdom</a> It is crucial for Christians to seek wisdom and understanding from God, as this enables them to navigate life with spiritual insight and clarity. <a href="/topical/r/responsibility_to_respond.htm">Responsibility to Respond</a> Recognizing the signs of the times comes with the responsibility to respond appropriately, aligning one's life with God's will and purposes. <a href="/topical/a/avoiding_hypocrisy.htm">Avoiding Hypocrisy</a> Jesus' rebuke serves as a warning against hypocrisy, urging believers to ensure their spiritual insight matches their practical knowledge.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_luke_12.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Luke 12</a> <a href="/q/what_defines_the_crucifixion_in_journey.htm">What events mark the Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_john_12_28_align_with_other_audible_god_voices.htm">How does John 12:28 reconcile with other biblical portrayals of God's voice supposedly heard audibly by crowds?</a> <a href="/q/how_does_luke_19_28-40's_entry_timing_compare.htm">How does the timing of Jesus's entry in Luke 19:28-40 align or conflict with other Gospel accounts of the Triumphal Entry?</a> <a href="/q/why_do_isaiah_61_1-2_and_luke_4_18-19_differ.htm">Why is there a discrepancy between Isaiah 61:1-2 and the version quoted by Jesus in Luke 4:18-19, if both refer to the same passage?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/luke/12.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(54-56) When ye see a cloud rise out of the west.--See Notes on <a href="/matthew/16-2.htm" title="He answered and said to them, When it is evening, you say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.">Matthew 16:2</a>. The differences in form are, however, noticeable enough to suggest the impression here also of like teaching at a different time. In St. Matthew the words come as an answer to the demand for a sign, here without any such demand; there the signs are the morning and the evening redness of the sky, here the cloud in the west and the south wind blowing. It is, however, probable enough that the like answer was called forth by a like occasion.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/luke/12.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 54. - And he said also. A note of the compilers, SS. Luke and Paul, which seems to say, "Besides all the important sayings we have just written down, which were spoken on this occasion, the Master added as a conclusion the following words." It is probable that the expressions used in the next seven verses were called out by the general apathy with which his announcement of the coming woes was received by the listening multitude. Possibly he had noticed a smile of incredulity on the faces of some of the nearer by-standers. The words had already been used on other occasions in a different connection. Here he used them as a last appeal, or rather as a remonstrance. He seems to say to the people, "O blind, blind to the awful sins of the times! You are weather-wise enough, and can tell from the appearance of the sky and the sighing of the wind whether a storm is brewing or no: why not use the same faculty of discernment in higher and more important matters? Ah! be wise; make your peace with God without delay; it will soon be too late; there is an awful judgment close at hand!" When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is. To the west of Palestine lay the great Mediterranean Sea, from which, of course, came all the rains which fell on that country. <a href="/commentaries/luke/12-54.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div>Then δὲ (de) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_1161.htm">Strong's 1161: </a> A primary particle; but, and, etc. [Jesus] said Ἔλεγεν (Elegen) Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2036.htm">Strong's 2036: </a> Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say. to the τοῖς (tois) Article - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. crowds, ὄχλοις (ochlois) Noun - Dative Masculine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3793.htm">Strong's 3793: </a> From a derivative of echo; a throng; by implication, the rabble; by extension, a class of people; figuratively, a riot. “As soon as Ὅταν (Hotan) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_3752.htm">Strong's 3752: </a> When, whenever. From hote and an; whenever; also causatively inasmuch as. you see ἴδητε (idēte) Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear. a τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. cloud νεφέλην (nephelēn) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3507.htm">Strong's 3507: </a> A cloud. From nephos; properly, cloudiness, i.e. a cloud. rising ἀνατέλλουσαν (anatellousan) Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_393.htm">Strong's 393: </a> To make to rise, I rise, shine (generally of the sun, and hence met.). From ana and the base of telos; to arise. in ἐπὶ (epi) Preposition <a href="/greek/strongs_1909.htm">Strong's 1909: </a> On, to, against, on the basis of, at. [the] west, δυσμῶν (dysmōn) Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_1424.htm">Strong's 1424: </a> A setting (of the sun), hence: the West. From duno; the sun-set, i.e. the western region. you say, λέγετε (legete) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural <a href="/greek/strongs_3004.htm">Strong's 3004: </a> (a) I say, speak; I mean, mention, tell, (b) I call, name, especially in the pass., (c) I tell, command. ‘A shower Ὄμβρος (Ombros) Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_3655.htm">Strong's 3655: </a> A violent rain, a shower. Of uncertain affinity; a thunder storm. is coming,’ ἔρχεται (erchetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_2064.htm">Strong's 2064: </a> To come, go. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction <a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> And, even, also, namely. that is what οὕτως (houtōs) Adverb <a href="/greek/strongs_3779.htm">Strong's 3779: </a> Thus, so, in this manner. Or (referring to what precedes or follows). happens. γίνεται (ginetai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular <a href="/greek/strongs_1096.htm">Strong's 1096: </a> A prolongation and middle voice form of a primary verb; to cause to be, i.e. to become, used with great latitude. <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/luke/12-54.htm">Luke 12:54 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/luke/12-54.htm">Luke 12:54 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/luke/12-54.htm">Luke 12:54 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/luke/12-54.htm">Luke 12:54 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/luke/12-54.htm">Luke 12:54 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/luke/12-54.htm">Luke 12:54 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/luke/12-54.htm">Luke 12:54 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/luke/12-54.htm">Luke 12:54 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/luke/12-54.htm">Luke 12:54 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/luke/12-54.htm">Luke 12:54 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/luke/12-54.htm">NT Gospels: Luke 12:54 He said to the multitudes also When (Luke Lu Lk) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/luke/12-53.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Luke 12:53"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Luke 12:53" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/luke/12-55.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Luke 12:55"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Luke 12:55" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>