Luke

Luke 12:56–57

⁵⁶You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?

⁵⁷And why don’t you judge for yourselves what is right?

Word by word

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English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
hypocrites	ὑποκριταί	hypokritai	Noun - Vocative Masculine Plural	G5273 a hypocrite, dissembler
You know how	οἴδατε	oidate	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1492 I know, remember
to interpret	δοκιμάζειν	dokimazein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G1381 I put to the test, prove, examine
the	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
appearance	πρόσωπον	prosōpon	Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G4383 the face, countenance, surface
of the	τῆς	tēs	Article - Genitive Feminine Singular	G3588 the
earth	γῆς	gēs	Noun - Genitive Feminine Singular	G1093 the earth, soil, land
and	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
sky	οὐρανοῦ	ouranou	Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular	G3772 the sky, the heaven
Why	πῶς	pōs	Adverb	G4459 how, in what manner
don’t you know how	οἴδατε	oidate	Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G1492 I know, remember
to interpret	δοκιμάζειν	dokimazein	Verb - Present Infinitive Active	G1381 I put to the test, prove, examine
present time	καιρὸν	kairon	Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular	G2540 fitting season, opportunity, time

English	Greek	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And	καὶ	kai	Conjunction	G2532 and, even, also, namely
why	Τί	Ti	Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singular	G5101 who, which, what
don’t	οὐ	ou	Adverb	G3756 no, not
you judge	κρίνετε	krinete	Verb - Present Indicative Active - 2nd Person Plural	G2919 I judge, decide, think good
for	ἀφ’	aph’	Preposition	G575 from, away from
yourselves	ἑαυτῶν	heautōn	Reflexive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Plural	G1438 himself, herself, itself
what	τὸ	to	Article - Accusative Neuter Singular	G3588 the
right	δίκαιον	dikaion	Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular	G1342 just, righteous, impartial

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Luke 12:56 Matthew 16:3 · Matthew 24:32–33 · Matthew 11:25 · 1 Chronicles 12:32 · Luke 19:42–44 · Daniel 9:24–26 · Galatians 4:4 · Malachi 4:2 · Malachi 3:1 · Haggai 2:7

Luke 12:57 John 7:24 · Deuteronomy 32:29

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.