Luke 12:54-59

Interpreting the Time

54 He also said to the crowds, ¹“When you see ²a cloud rising in the west, you say at once, ‘A shower is coming. ’ And so it happens.

55 And ³when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be ⁴scorching heat, ’ and it happens.

56 You hypocrites! ⁵You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time?

Settle with Your Accuser

57 “And why ⁶do you not judge ⁷for yourselves what is right?

58 ⁸As you go with your accuser before the magistrate, make an effort to settle with him on the way, lest he drag you to the judge, and the judge hand you over to the officer, and the officer put you in prison.

59 I tell you, ⁹you will never get out until you have paid the very last ¹⁰penny. ” ^[a]

Cross References

• 1. 12:54 [Matt. 16:2, 3]
• 2. 12:54 1 Kgs. 18:43, 44
• 3. 12:55 [See ver. 54 above]
• 4. 12:55 See Matt. 20:12
• 5. 12:56 Matt. 16:3
• 6. 12:57 ch. 21:30
• 7. 12:57 John 7:24; 1 Cor. 11:13
• 8. 12:58 Matt. 5:25, 26; [Prov. 25:8]
• 9. 12:59 [Matt. 18:34, 35]
• 10. 12:59 ch. 21:2; Mark 12:42

Footnotes

• [a] 12:59 Greek 'lepton', a Jewish bronze or copper coin worth about 1/128 of a 'denarius' (which was a day’s wage for a laborer)