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Andδὲhe was also sayingἜλεγεν καὶto the crowds,τοῖς ὄχλοις“WhenὍτανyou seeἴδητεa cloudνεφέληνrisingἀνατέλλουσανinἐπὶthe west,δυσμῶνat onceεὐθέωςyou say,λέγετε‘A rainstormὌμβροςis coming,’ἔρχεταιandκαὶso itοὕτωςhappens.γίνεται
Luke 12:54
Study it in the app“And he was also saying to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, at once you say, ‘A rainstorm is coming,’ and so it happens.”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 12:54, word by word
- he was also sayingἜλεγενElegen
say
To express something in words to others.
Where else “Elegen” appears- to the crowdsὄχλοιςochlois
crowd
A lot of people together.
Where else “ochlois” appears- “WhenὍτανHotan
when, whenever
When, whenever.
Where else “Hotan” appears- you seeἴδητεidēte
see
To perceive with sight, to look and notice what is in front.
Where else “idēte” appears- a cloudνεφέληνnephelēn
cloud
Cloud.
Where else “nephelēn” appears- risingἀνατέλλουσανanatellousan
rise
To appear in the sky, like the sun or light.
Where else “anatellousan” appears- the westδυσμῶνdysmōn
west
West, where the sun sets.
Where else “dysmōn” appears- at onceεὐθέωςeutheōs
immediately
Immediately, at once.
Where else “eutheōs” appears- ‘A rainstormὌμβροςOmbros
rainstorm
Rainstorm, shower.
Where else “Ombros” appears- is coming,’ἔρχεταιerchetai
arrive
For a time or event to come: "the hour is coming".
Where else “erchetai” appears- happensγίνεταιginetai
happen
For an event to occur, for something to take place in history.
Where else “ginetai” appears
The context
53they will be divided, father against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against the mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against the mother-in-law.”
54 · This verse (above)
55And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat,’ and it happens.
To study Luke 12 in a group
1. What it says
What does the rich man plan to do with his harvest, and what does God say to him? (vv. 16-21)
2. What it means
Jesus says, “Do not worry about your life,” pointing to the ravens and the lilies. What reason does he give for not being anxious? (vv. 22-31)
3. How I live it
Jesus says where our treasure is, our heart will be too (v. 34). What takes most of your time and attention today?