Catholic Public Domain Version
"You hypocrites! You discern the face of the heavens, and of the earth, yet how is it that you do not discern this time? "
— Luke 12:56, Catholic Public Domain Version
“Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?”
“Ye hypocrites, ye know how to interpret the face of the earth and the heaven; but how is it that ye know not how to interpret this time? ”
“You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how is it that you don't interpret this time?”
“You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and the sky, but how can you not know how to interpret the present time?”
“You hypocrites, you know how to discern the face of the heaven and of the earth: but how is it that you do not discern this time?”
“O false ones! the face of the earth and the heaven is clear to you; how is it that the signs of these times are not as clear to you?”
“Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?”
A father will be divided against a son, and a son against his father; a mother against a daughter and a daughter against a mother; a mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”
And he also said to the crowds: “When you see a cloud rising from the setting of the sun, immediately you say, ‘A rain cloud is coming.’ And so it does.
And when a south wind is blowing, you say, ‘It will be hot.’ And so it is.
You hypocrites! You discern the face of the heavens, and of the earth, yet how is it that you do not discern this time?
And why do you not, even among yourselves, judge what is just?
So, when you are going with your adversary to the ruler, while you are on the way, make an effort to be freed from him, lest perhaps he may lead you to the judge, and the judge may deliver you to the officer, and the officer may cast you into prison.
I tell you, you will not depart from there, until you have paid the very last coin.”