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Luke 12:55

And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.

KJV

καὶ ὅταν νότον πνέοντα, λέγετε ὅτι καύσων ἔσται, καὶ γίνεται.

Greek NT

Et cum austrum flantem, dicitis : Quia æstus erit : et fit.

Vulgate

And when ye see a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass.

ASV

And when ye see the south wind blow, you say: There will heat. And it cometh to pass.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

9 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
καύσων
kauson
noun · 3×
λέγω
lego
verb · 2256×
νότος
notos
noun · 7×
πνέω
pneo
verb · 7×
ὅταν
otan
conjunction · 123×
ὅτι
oti
conjunction · 1299×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Matt 20:12 — 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.