55And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
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How thy garments are warm, when he quieteth the earth by the south wind?
Saying, These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, which have borne the burden and heat of the day.
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 dis…
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