Luke 12:54
Good News Translation
Jesus said also to the people, "When you see a cloud coming up in the west, at once you say that it is going to rain--and it does.

New Revised Standard Version
He also said to the crowds, “When you see a cloud rising in the west, you immediately say, ‘It is going to rain’; and so it happens.

Contemporary English Version
Jesus said to all the people: As soon as you see a cloud coming up in the west, you say, "It's going to rain," and it does.

New American Bible
He also said to the crowds, “When you see [a] cloud rising in the west you say immediately that it is going to rain—and so it does;

Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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.

When.

1 Kings 18:44,45 And at the seventh time: Behold a little cloud arose out of the sea like a man's foot. And he said: Go up, and say to Achab: Prepare thy chariot, and go down, lest the rain prevent thee. . . .

Matthew 16:2 But he answered and said to them: When it is evening, you say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.

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Context
Interpreting the Present Time
53The father shall be divided against the son and the son against his father: the mother against the daughter and the daughter against her mother: the mother-in-law against the daughter-in-law and the daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 54And 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. 55And when ye see the south wind blow, you say: There will heat. And it cometh to pass.…
Cross References
1 Kings 18:44
And at the seventh time: Behold a little cloud arose out of the sea like a man's foot. And he said: Go up, and say to Achab: Prepare thy chariot, and go down, lest the rain prevent thee.

Matthew 16:2
But he answered and said to them: When it is evening, you say, It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.

Luke 12:53
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