Luke 12:55

55 And when you see the south wind blow, you say, 'There will be hot weather'; and there is.

Luke 12:55 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 12:55

And when ye see the south wind blow
From the hot countries of Egypt, Ethiopia, and Arabia, which lay south of Judea:

ye say there will be heat;
or hot sultry weather, scorching heat, which such a wind brings with it:

and it cometh to pass;
generally speaking, as is asserted.

Luke 12:55 In-Context

53 Father will be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law."

54 Then He also said to the multitudes, "Whenever you see a cloud rising out of the west, immediately you say, 'A shower is coming'; and so it is.

55 And when you see the south wind blow, you say, 'There will be hot weather'; and there is.

56 Hypocrites! You can discern the face of the sky and of the earth, but how is it you do not discern this time?

57 "Yes, and why, even of yourselves, do you not judge what is right?