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Luke 12:56

Luke 12:56
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?

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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771

When thou goest with thine adversary,.... The creditor, as the Persic version, and who is the prosecutor, that has…

Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Luke 12:54-57

See the notes at Mat 16:2-3. South wind - To the south and southwest of Judea were situated Arabia, Egypt, and Ethiopia,…

Adam ClarkeMethodist theologian, 1762–1832

This time? - Can ye not discover from the writings of the prophets, and from the events which now take place, that this…

Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Luke 12:54-59

Having given his disciples their lesson in the foregoing verses, here Christ turns to the people, and gives them theirs,…

Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921

Ye hypocrites The insincerity consisted in the fact that though the signs of the Kingdom were equally plain they…