Luke 12:55 — Compare Translations

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English (YLT) 1898 Young's Literal Translation by Robert Young
and when -- a south wind blowing, ye say, that there will be heat, and it is;
English ASV
And when ye see a south wind blowing, ye say, There will be a scorching heat; and it cometh to pass.
English Amplified
"And whenever [you* see] a south wind blowing, you say*, 'It will be scorching heat [i.e., It will be a hot day],' and so it happens.
English Amplified Classic Bible 1987
And when [you see that] a south wind is blowing, you say, There will be severe heat! And it occurs.
English Berean Standard Bible (BSB) 2025
And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is.
English CSB 2017 - Christian Standard Bible
And when the south wind is blowing, you say, ‘It’s going to be hot,’ and it is.
English Darby 1890 : Public Domain
And when [ye see] the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it happens.
English EASY 2024
Sometimes you see that the south wind is blowing. So you say, “It will be very hot weather.” And the hot weather does come.
English ERV 2006 - Only For Website
When you feel the wind begin to blow from the south, you say, 'It will be a hot day.' And you are right.
English ESV 2016 == The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles
And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, 'There will be scorching heat,' and it happens.
English GNT (Good News Translation)
And when you feel the south wind blowing, you say that it is going to get hot—and it does.
English God's Word - GW 1995
When you see a south wind blowing, you say, 'It's going to be hot,' and that's what happens.
English HCSB 2004 - Copyrighted Only For Website
And when the south wind is blowing, you say, 'It's going to be a scorcher!' and it is.
English KJV 1611
And when ye see the south wind blow, ye say, There will be heat; and it cometh to pass.
English LSB
And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, ‘It will be a hot day,’ and it happens.
English MEV 2014 (Modern English Version)
And when a south wind blows, you say, ‘There will be heat,’ and it happens.
English NASB (New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995)
"And when you see a south wind blowing, you say, 'It will be a hot day,' and it turns out that way.
English NASU 1989 - New American Standard Update - Only for Website
and when you notice that the wind is blowing from the south you say that it is going to be hot-- and so it is.
English NET Bible - 2005 (New English Translation)
And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat,’ and there is.
English NIRV 1996 - Copyrighted only for Website
The south wind blows. So you say, 'It's going to be hot.' And it is.
English NIV
And when the south wind blows, you say, 'It's going to be hot,' and it is.
English NKJ 1982
And when you see the south wind blow, you say, ‘There will be hot weather’; and there is.
English NLT
When the south wind blows, you say, 'Today will be a scorcher.' And it is.
English NRSV 1989 - Only for website
And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, 'There will be scorching heat'; and it happens.
English Passion Translation Bible 2020
And when you feel the south wind blowing, you say, ‘A heat wave is on the way.’ And so it happens.
English RSV (Revised Standard Version)
And when you see the south wind blowing, you say, ‘There will be scorching heat’; and it happens.
English TL (The Living Bible) (1971)
“When the south wind blows you say, 'Today will be a scorcher.' And it is.
English Tyndale 1537
And when ye se the south wind blow, ye say: we shall have heat, and it cometh to pass.