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Hypocrites!ὑποκριταίYou know howοἴδατεto interpretδοκιμάζεινthe appearanceτὸ πρόσωπονof the earthτῆς γῆςandκαὶthe sky,τοῦ οὐρανοῦbutδὲhow is it thatπῶςyou do notοὐκknow howοἴδατεto interpretδοκιμάζεινthisτὸν τοῦτονtime?καιρὸν
Luke 12:56
Study it in the app“Hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you do not know how to interpret this time?”
With the Greek beneath
Luke 12:56, word by word
- Hypocritesὑποκριταίhypokritai
hypocrite
Hypocrite: originally an actor playing a part; one who puts on a show before others.
Where else “hypokritai” appears- You know howοἴδατεoidate
know
To hold a fact as certain, to be aware of it.
Where else “oidate” appears- to interpretδοκιμάζεινdokimazein
test
To check something to see if it is good.
Where else “dokimazein” appears- the appearanceπρόσωπονprosōpon
appearance
What is seen on the outside, which may not show what someone is like inside.
Where else “prosōpon” appears- of the earthγῆςgēs
earth
The whole earth under heaven, where human beings live.
Where else “gēs” appears- the skyοὐρανοῦouranou
sky
The vault we see above the earth, where birds fly and the stars are.
Where else “ouranou” appears- timeκαιρὸνkairon
right time
The right moment for something.
Where else “kairon” appears
The context
55And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat,’ and it happens.
56 · This verse (above)
57And why do you not even judge for yourselves what is right?
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?