Luke 12:54-56

Expanded Bible

Understanding the Times^(A)

⁵⁴ Then Jesus said to the ·people [crowds], “When you see clouds coming up in the west, [^Limmediately] you say, ‘It’s going to rain,’ and [^Lso; thus] it happens. ⁵⁵ When you feel the wind begin to blow from the south [^Cthe desert], you say, ‘It will be a hot day,’ and it happens. ⁵⁶ Hypocrites! You know how to ·understand [interpret] the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you ·understand [know how to interpret] ·what is happening now [this present time; ^Cthe time of the coming of the Kingdom]?