Luke 12:54 — KJV with Strong's Concordance

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⁵⁴And 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.

Luke 12:54 —

Old words in this verse

straightway: — immediately.

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Original word meaning

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Cross-References

From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Matthew 16:2-4
He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red. …
1 Kings 18:44-45
And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a little cloud out of the sea, like a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Prepare thy chariot, and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not. …

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Conceit Consistency Deceit Deception Dishonesty Dissembling Falsehood Friends

Commentary

Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)

(vv. 54-59)

Having given his disciples their lesson in the foregoing verses, here Christ turns to the people, and gives them theirs, Luke 12:54. He said also to the people: he preached ad populum—to the people, as well as ad clerum—to the clergy. In general, he would have them be as wise in the affairs of their souls as they are in their outward affairs. Two things he specifies:— I. Let them learn to discern…

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset, David Brown’s Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (1871)

(vv. 54)

54. to the people--“the multitude,” a word of special warning to the thoughtless crowd, before dismissing them. (See on Mt 16:2, 3).