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Luke 12:55
Luke 12:55 is verse 55 of Luke chapter 12, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.
King James Version
And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
World English Bible
When a south wind blows, you say, ‘There will be a scorching heat,’ and it happens.
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Luke 12:53–57 · Berean Standard Bible
53 They 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 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?
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Job 37:17You whose clothes get hot when the land lies hushed under the south wind,