Luke 12:55 Commentary, explanation, study verse by verse

“ And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass. ”

• Luke 12:55 - Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

  See the notes at Matthew 16:2-3 . South wind - To the south and southwest of Judea were situated Arabia, Egypt, and Ethiopia, all warm or hot regions, and consequently the air that came from t...

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• Luke 12:55 - Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

  Signs of the Times. For parallels see below. Jesus is oppressed with the thought of the future till it is accomplished. Luke 12:49 f. Lk. only. Fire is what Jesus has come to cast on the eart...

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• Luke 12:55 - Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

  And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.

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• Luke 12:55 - Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

  And he said also to the people,— When Jesus had done speaking to his disciples, he addressed the unbelieving multitude, who on this occasion were gathered together, and stood round, hearing the ins...

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• Luke 12:55 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

  And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it is. And he said also to the people - rather, 'to the multitudes'...

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• Luke 12:55 - Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

  The Leaven of the Pharisees. The Rich Fool 1-12. Jesus warns His followers against Pharisaic hypocrisy, and exhorts them to be courageous in face of opposition. This speech is not unsuitable to th...

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• Luke 12:55 - Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

  (54-56) When ye see a cloud rise out of the west. — See Notes on Matthew 16:2 . The differences in form are, however, noticeable enough to suggest the impression here also of like teaching at a di...

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• Luke 12:55 - Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

  the Great Divider Luke 12:49-59 As Prometheus, in the old Greek fable, brought fire from above in a reed, so Christ brought the fire of the Holy Spirit in the frail lantern of His humanity. But...

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• Luke 12:55 - G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

  Knowing that the enmity of the rulers against Him would proceed also against His disciples, He told them not to be afraid of those who kill the body, remembering ever their Father's care, as revealed...

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• Luke 12:55 - Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

  (54) And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower: and so it is. (55) And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be...

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• Luke 12:55 - John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

  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...

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• Luke 12:55 - Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  And he said to the people Namely, to the unbelieving multitude, which on this occasion was gathered together, and stood around him: When ye see a cloud , &c. As if he had said, The perversenes...

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• Luke 12:55 - L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

  THE PEOPLE WARNED AGAINST FALSE LEADERS (vs.1-12) At a time when the crowd was extremely large, the Lord addressed His disciples "first of all," warning them to beware of the leaven of the Pharis...

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• Luke 12:55 - Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

  Reconciliation to God.       54 And he said also to the people, When ye see a cloud rise out of the west, straightway ye say, There comet...

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• Luke 12:55 - Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

  See Poole on " Luke 12:54 "

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• Luke 12:55 - Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

  The Crowds Should Therefore Take Heed. They Must Recognise That Now Is The Time They Have Been Waiting For And That They Should Therefore Agree With Their Adversary (Jesus And His Words) While There...

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• Luke 12:55 - Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

  CRITICAL NOTES Luke 12:49 . I am come .—Rather, “I came” (R.V.). The tense refers to the historical fact of the Incarnation. Note in this the consciousness of pre-existence, as also of a heavenl...

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• Luke 12:55 - Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

  Luke 12:1 . There were gathered together an innumerable multitude of people. The Greek is myriads, or ten thousands of people. Luke 12:5 . Power to cast into hell. The Greek is Gehenna, as on...

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• Luke 12:55 - The Biblical Illustrator

  How is it that ye do not discern this time? Signs of the times I. CONSIDER THE RELIGIOUS ASPECT OF OUR OWN AGE. 1. The times are sadly darkened with superstition. 2. A parching wind of un...

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• Luke 12:55 - The Complete Pulpit Commentary

  EXPOSITION Luke 12:1-42 The Lord , after leaving the Pharisee ' s house , speaks at great length to a numerous crowd waiting for him , addressing his words principally to his own discip...

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• Luke 12:55 - The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

  A last word to the people:

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• Luke 12:55 - Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

  Job 37:17

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