Luke 12:55

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

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High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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Referenced Verses

Job 37:17 : 17 How thy garments are warm, When the earth is still by reason of the south [wind]?
Matt 20:12 : 12 saying, These last have spent [but] one hour, and thou hast made them equal unto us, who have borne the burden of the day and the scorching heat.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

Luke 12:54
86%
54And he said to the multitudes also, When ye see a cloud rising in the west, straightway ye say, There cometh a shower; and so it cometh to pass.
Luke 12:56-57
2 verses
80%
56Ye 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?
57And why even of yourselves judge ye not what is right?
Matt 16:2-3
2 verses
77%
2But he answered and said unto them, When it is evening, ye say, [It will be] fair weather: for the heaven is red.
3And in the morning, [It will be] foul weather to-day: for the heaven is red and lowering. Ye know how to discern the face of the heaven; but ye cannot [discern] the signs of the times.
Job 37:17
72%
17How thy garments are warm, When the earth is still by reason of the south [wind]?
Luke 21:30-31
2 verses
71%
30when they now shoot forth, ye see it and know of your own selves that the summer is now nigh.
31Even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that the kingdom of God is nigh.
Jer 4:11-12
2 verses
70%
11At that time shall it be said to this people and to Jerusalem, A hot wind from the bare heights in the wilderness toward the daughter of my people, not to winnow, nor to cleanse;
12a full wind from these shall come for me: now will I also utter judgments against them.
Job 37:9
70%
9Out of the chamber [of the south] cometh the storm, And cold out of the north.
Eccl 1:5-6
2 verses
70%
5The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth.
6The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it turneth about continually in its course, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.
Ps 78:26
70%
26He caused the east wind to blow in the heavens; And by his power he guided the south wind.
Eccl 11:3-4
2 verses
69%
3If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there shall it be.
4He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.
Acts 27:13
69%
13And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that they had obtained their purpose, they weighed anchor and sailed along Crete, close in shore.
John 6:18
69%
18And the sea was rising by reason of a great wind that blew.
Job 37:21
69%
21And now men see not the light which is bright in the skies; But the wind passeth, and cleareth them.
Mark 13:28-29
2 verses
68%
28Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh;
29even so ye also, when ye see these things coming to pass, know ye that he is nigh, [even] at the doors.
Luke 12:11-12
2 verses
68%
11And when they bring you before the synagogues, and the rulers, and the authorities, be not anxious how or what ye shall answer, or what ye shall say:
12for the Holy Spirit shall teach you in that very hour what ye ought to say.
Isa 27:8
68%
8In measure, when thou sendest them away, thou dost contend with them; he hath removed [them] with his rough blast in the day of the east wind.
John 3:8
68%
8The wind bloweth where it will, and thou hearest the voice thereof, but knowest {G1492} not whence it cometh, and whither it goeth: so is every one that is born of the Spirit.
Matt 8:26-27
2 verses
67%
26And he saith unto them, Why are ye fearful, O ye of little faith? Then he arose, and rebuked the winds and the sea; and there was a great calm.
27And the men marvelled, saying, What manner of man is this, that even the winds and the sea obey him?
Matt 14:32
67%
32And when they were gone up into the boat, the wind ceased.
Mark 4:6
67%
6and when the sun was risen, it was scorched; and because it had no root, it withered away.
Matt 15:7
67%
7Ye hypocrites, well did Isaiah prophesy of you, saying,
Matt 13:6
67%
6and when the sun was risen, they were scorched; and because they had no root, they withered away.
Matt 24:32-33
2 verses
67%
32Now from the fig tree learn her parable: when her branch is now become tender, and putteth forth its leaves, ye know that the summer is nigh;
33even so ye also, when ye see all these things, know ye that he is nigh, even at the doors.
Luke 17:22-24
3 verses
67%
22And he said unto the disciples, The days will come, when ye shall desire to see one of the days of the Son of man, and ye shall not see it.
23And they shall say to you, Lo, there! {G2228} Lo, here! go not away, nor follow after [them]:
24for as the lightning, when it lighteneth out of the one part under the heaven, shineth unto the other part under heaven; so shall the Son of man be in his day.
Prov 25:23
67%
23The north wind bringeth forth rain: So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.
Jer 5:13
66%
13and the prophets shall become wind, and the word is not in them: thus shall it be done unto them.
Job 6:17
66%
17What time they wax warm, they vanish; When it is hot, they are consumed out of their place.
Luke 9:54
66%
54And when his disciples James and John saw [this], they said, Lord, wilt thou that we bid fire to come down from heaven, and consume them?
Luke 7:24
66%
24And when the messengers of John were departed, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?
1 Kgs 18:44
66%
44And it came to pass at the seventh time, that he said, Behold, there ariseth a cloud out of the sea, as small as a man's hand. And he said, Go up, say unto Ahab, Make ready [thy chariot], and get thee down, that the rain stop thee not.
Matt 7:27
66%
27and the rain descended, and the floods came, and the winds blew, and smote upon that house; and it fell: and great was the fall thereof.
Jer 51:16
66%
16when he uttereth his voice, there is a tumult of waters in the heavens, and he causeth the vapors to ascend from the ends of the earth; he maketh lightnings for the rain, and bringeth forth the wind out of his treasuries.
Mark 4:37
66%
37And there ariseth a great storm of wind, and the waves beat into the boat, insomuch that the boat was now filling.
Prov 1:27
65%
27When your fear cometh as a storm, And your calamity cometh on as a whirlwind; When distress and anguish come upon you.
Ps 148:8
65%
8Fire and hail, snow and vapor; Stormy wind, fulfilling his word;
Matt 12:37
65%
37For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Luke 17:30
65%
30after the same manner shall it be in the day that the Son of man is revealed.