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Luke 12:56
You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don’t you know how to interpret the present time?
from Interpreting the Present Time, Luke 12:54-56
What it says

Jesus rebukes them for judging earth and sky well but failing to judge the present time.

What it is doing

The verse turns their skill in observation against their spiritual dullness.

In context

54Then Jesus said to the crowds, “As soon as you see a cloud rising in the west, you say, ‘A shower is coming,’ and that is what happens. 55And when the south wind blows, you say, ‘It will be hot,’ and it is. 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?