Lucas 12:56

56 ¡Hipócritas! Sabéis discernir la faz del cielo y de la tierra; ¿y cómo no discernís este tiempo

Lucas 12:56 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 12:56

Ye hypocrites
A word often used of the Scribes and Pharisees, and which suggests, that there were such in company, to whom Christ more especially directs his discourse; and this may be the rather thought, since much the like things are said by him to the Pharisees, with the Sadducees, in ( Matthew 16:1-3 ) and the same appellation is given them there, as here:

ye can discern the face of the sky, and of the earth;
from the appearance of the sky, they could tell how it would be with the earth, and the inhabitants of it, whether they should have dry or wet weather, heat or cold:

but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
that this is the time of the Messiah's coming, and that it is the accepted time, and day of salvation, if ye receive him, and believe in him; and a time of vengeance, if ye reject him: this might have been discerned by the prophecies of the Old Testament, which fix the characters of the Messiah, and the time of his coming; and describe the manners of the men of that generation, in which he should come: and point out both their happiness and their ruin; as also by the doctrines they heard Christ preach, and especially by the miracles which were wrought by him, it might have been known he was come.

Lucas 12:56 In-Context

54 Y decía también a la multitud: Cuando veis la nube que sale del poniente, luego decís: Agua viene; y es así

55 Y cuando sopla el austro, decís: Habrá calor; y lo hay

56 ¡Hipócritas! Sabéis discernir la faz del cielo y de la tierra; ¿y cómo no discernís este tiempo

57 ¿Y por qué aun de vosotros mismos no juzgáis lo que es justo

58 Pues cuando vas al magistrado con tu adversario, procura en el camino librarte de él; para que no te arrastre al juez, y el juez te entregue al alguacil, y el alguacil te meta en la cárcel