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Luke 12:54

And 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.

KJV

Ἔλεγεν δὲ καὶ τοῖς ὄχλοις· ὅταν ἴδητε νεφέλην ἀνατέλλουσαν ἐπὶ δυσμῶν, εὐθέως λέγετε ὅτι ὄμβρος ἔρχεται, καὶ γίνεται οὕτως·

Greek NT

Dicebat autem et ad turbas : Cum videritis nubem orientem ab occasu, statim dicitis : Nimbus venit : et ita fit.

Vulgate

And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it cometh to pass.

ASV

And he said also to the multitudes: When you see a cloud rising from the west, presently you say: A shower is coming. And so it happeneth.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

17 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
δέ
de
conjunction · 2781×
δυσμή
dusme
noun · 5×
εὐθέως
eutheos
adverb · 85×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
νεφέλη
nephele
noun · 25×
οὕτω
outo
adverb · 208×
ἀνατέλλω
anatello
verb · 9×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὄμβρος
ombros
noun · 1×
ὄχλος
ochlos
noun · 173×
ὅταν
otan
conjunction · 123×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×

Textual variants

3 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

notable
SBLGNT: ἴδητε | WH/Treg: ἴδητε | NIV/RP: + τὴν
  • ἴδητεSBLGNT
  • ἴδητεWestcott-Hort, Tregelles
  • + τὴνReader's GNT (NA27), Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: ἐπὶ | WH/NIV: ἐπὶ | Treg/RP: ἀπὸ
  • ἐπὶSBLGNT
  • ἐπὶWestcott-Hort, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • ἀπὸTregelles, Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
trivial
SBLGNT: ὅτι | WH/Treg/NIV: ὅτι
  • ὅτιSBLGNT
  • ὅτιWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 18:44 — 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
  • 1Kgs 18:44 — 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
  • Mark 8:11 — And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.
  • Matt 16:1 — The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.
  • Matt 16:2 — He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.
  • Matt 16:2 — He answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, It will be fair weather: for the sky is red.