54And 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.


In Context

51 Suppose ye that I am come to give peace on earth? I tell you, Nay; but rather division:

52 For from henceforth there shall be five in one house divided, three against two, and two against three.

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?

Luke 12:54 in Other Translations

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:54He said to the crowd: "When you see a cloud rising in the west, immediately you say, 'It's going to rain,' and it does.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:54And 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:

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:54And 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.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:54And he said also to the crowds, When ye see a cloud rising out of the west, straightway ye say, A shower is coming; and so it happens.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:54And 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.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:54And 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.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:54He 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.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:54And 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;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:54And 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.