King James Version
Luke 12:55 in the King James Version says “And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 12 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.”
Luke 12:55 · KJV
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.
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.
And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
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?
Yea, and why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“when”
G3752whenever (implying hypothesis or more or less uncertainty); also causatively (conjunctionally) inasmuch as
“ye see the south wind”
G3558the south(-west) wind; by extension, the southern quarter itself
“ye say”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“it cometh to pass”
G1096to cause to be ("gen"-erate), i.e., (reflexively) to become (come into being), used with great latitude (literal, figurative, intensive, etc.)
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