Luc 12:57

57 Et pourquoi ne discernez-vous pas de vous-mêmes ce qui est juste?

Luc 12:57 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 12:57

Yea, and why even of yourselves
From their own observation, as in discerning the signs of the weather; in a rational way, by the light of reason, and according to the dictates of their own consciences; by what they themselves saw and heard; by the signs and wonders which were done, they might have concluded, that now was the time of the Messiah's coming; and that he was come, and that Jesus of Nazareth was he: this was as easy, by observation, to be discerned, as the face of the sky was; even of themselves, without any hints or directions from others:

judge ye not what is right?
or "truth", as the Syriac and Persic versions render it; concerning the present time, the coming of the Messiah, and the accomplishment of the promises and prophecies of the Old Testament in him: or why do ye not of yourselves judge, what is fit and right to be done between man and man, without going to law? and that, in cases which are plain and clear, the consequences of which may be as easily discerned, as what weather it will be by the signs in the heavens; to which sense the following words incline.

Luc 12:57 In-Context

55 Et quand vous voyez souffler le vent du midi, vous dites: Il fera chaud. Et cela arrive.
56 Hypocrites! vous savez discerner l'aspect de la terre et du ciel; comment ne discernez-vous pas ce temps-ci?
57 Et pourquoi ne discernez-vous pas de vous-mêmes ce qui est juste?
58 Lorsque tu vas avec ton adversaire devant le magistrat, tâche en chemin de te dégager de lui, de peur qu'il ne te traîne devant le juge, que le juge ne te livre à l'officier de justice, et que celui-ci ne te mette en prison.
59 Je te le dis, tu ne sortiras pas de là que tu n'aies payé jusqu'à la dernière pite.
The Louis Segond 1910 is in the public domain.