Luke 12:55

55 And when [ye perceive] the south wind blowing, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.

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 The father will 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.

54 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, immediately ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is.

55 And when [ye perceive] the south wind blowing, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.

56 [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?

57 And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?