Focused Passage

Luke 12:54-59

Fear God, Confess Christ, Seek the Kingdom, and Be Ready

Luke moves from warning against hypocrisy to fearless confession, from greed exposed to kingdom trust, from anxiety corrected to watchful readiness, from faithful stewardship to divisive allegiance, and from interpreting weather signs to settling accounts before judgment.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

54 Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens.

55 And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.

56 You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?

57 And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

58 Make every effort to reconcile with your adversary while you are on your way to the magistrate. Otherwise, he may drag you off to the judge, and the judge may hand you over to the officer, and the officer may throw you into prison.

59 I tell you, you will not get out until you have paid the very last penny.”

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References and Original Words

Verse 54

Original words

Then δὲ G1161 Conjunction [Jesus] said Ἔλεγεν G2036 Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular - καὶ G2532 Conjunction to the τοῖς G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Plural crowds ὄχλοις G3793 Noun - Dative Masculine Plural As soon as Ὅταν G3752 Conjunction . . . εὐθέως G2112 Adverb you see ἴδητε G3708 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Plural a τὴν G3588 Article - Accusative Feminine Singular cloud νεφέλην G3507 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular rising ἀνατέλλουσαν G393 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Feminine Singular in ἐπὶ G1909 Preposition [the] west δυσμῶν G1424 Noun - Genitive Feminine Plural you say λέγετε G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction A shower Ὄμβρος G3655 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular is coming ἔρχεται G2064 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction that is what οὕτως G3779 Adverb happens γίνεται G1096 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 55

Original words

And καὶ G2532 Conjunction when ὅταν G3752 Conjunction [the] south wind νότον G3558 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular blows πνέοντα G4154 Verb - Present Participle Active - Accusative Masculine Singular you say λέγετε G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural - ὅτι G3754 Conjunction It will be ἔσται G1510 Verb - Future Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular hot Καύσων G2742 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction it is γίνεται G1096 Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular
Verse 56

Original words

[You] hypocrites ὑποκριταί G5273 Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural You know how οἴδατε G1492 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural to interpret δοκιμάζειν G1381 Verb - Present Infinitive Active the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular appearance πρόσωπον G4383 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular of the τῆς G3588 Article - Genitive Feminine Singular earth γῆς G1093 Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular sky οὐρανοῦ G3772 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - δὲ G1161 Conjunction Why πῶς G4459 Adverb vvv οὐκ G3756 Adverb don’t you know how οἴδατε G1492 Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural to interpret δοκιμάζειν G1381 Verb - Present Infinitive Active [the] τοῦτον G3778 Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Singular - τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular present time καιρὸν G2540 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Verse 57

Original words

vvv δὲ G1161 Conjunction And καὶ G2532 Conjunction why Τί G5101 Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular don’t οὐ G3756 Adverb you judge κρίνετε G2919 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural for ἀφ’ G575 Preposition yourselves ἑαυτῶν G1438 Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural what [is] τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular right δίκαιον G1342 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular
Verse 58

Original words

Make δὸς G1325 Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular every effort ἐργασίαν G2039 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular to reconcile ἀπηλλάχθαι G525 Verb - Perfect Infinitive Middle or Passive with ἀπ’ G575 Preposition - αὐτοῦ G846 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular your σου G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular - τοῦ G3588 Article - Genitive Masculine Singular adversary ἀντιδίκου G476 Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular - γὰρ G1063 Conjunction while ὡς G5613 Adverb vvv μετὰ G3326 Preposition you are on your way ὑπάγεις G5217 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Singular . . . ἐν G1722 Preposition . . . τῇ G3588 Article - Dative Feminine Singular . . . ὁδῷ G3598 Noun - Dative Feminine Singular to ἐπ’ G1909 Preposition [the] magistrate ἄρχοντα G758 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Otherwise μή‿ G3361 Adverb . . . ποτε G4219 Conjunction he may drag you off κατασύρῃ G2694 Verb - Present Subjunctive Active - 3rd Person Singular . . . σε G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular to πρὸς G4314 Preposition the τὸν G3588 Article - Accusative Masculine Singular judge κριτήν G2923 Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular judge κριτής G2923 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular may hand παραδώσει G3860 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular you σε G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular over to the τῷ G3588 Article - Dative Masculine Singular officer πράκτορι G4233 Noun - Dative Masculine Singular and καὶ G2532 Conjunction the G3588 Article - Nominative Masculine Singular officer πράκτωρ G4233 Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular may throw βαλεῖ G906 Verb - Future Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular you σε G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 2nd Person Singular into εἰς G1519 Preposition prison φυλακήν G5438 Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 59

Original words

I tell λέγω G3004 Verb - Present Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular you σοι G4771 Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular vvv οὐ G3756 Adverb vvv μὴ G3361 Adverb you will not get out ἐξέλθῃς G1831 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular . . . ἐκεῖθεν G1564 Adverb until ἕως G2193 Conjunction you have paid ἀποδῷς G591 Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 2nd Person Singular the τὸ G3588 Article - Accusative Neuter Singular very καὶ G2532 Conjunction last ἔσχατον G2078 Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular penny λεπτὸν G3016 Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular

BSB notes

  • Greek lepton; that is, a Jewish coin of bronze or copper worth about 1/128 of a denarius

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