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Chinese NCV (Simplified)

“你們為甚麼自己不能判斷甚麼是對的呢？

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
你 们 又 为 何 不 自 己 审 量 甚 麽 是 合 理 的 呢 ？

Contextual Overview

⁵⁴ Then Jesus said to the people, "When you see clouds coming up in the west, you say, ‘It's going to rain,' and it happens. ⁵⁵ When you feel the wind begin to blow from the south, you say, ‘It will be a hot day,' and it happens. ⁵⁶ Hypocrites! You know how to understand the appearance of the earth and sky. Why don't you understand what is happening now? ⁵⁷ "Why can't you decide for yourselves what is right? ⁵⁸ If your enemy is taking you to court, try hard to settle it on the way. If you don't, your enemy might take you to the judge, and the judge might turn you over to the officer, and the officer might throw you into jail. ⁵⁹ I tell you, you will not get out of there until you have paid everything you owe."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Deuteronomy 32:29, Matthew 15:10-14, Matthew 21:21, Matthew 21:32, Acts 2:40, Acts 13:26-38, 1 Corinthians 11:14

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 12:32 - understanding of the times Ecclesiastes 8:5 - a wise Matthew 23:1 - General John 1:46 - Come Romans 14:13 - but 1 Corinthians 11:13 - General 1 Thessalonians 5:21 - Prove 1 John 4:1 - try

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Yea, and why even of yourselves,.... From their own observation, as in discerning the signs of the weather; in a rational way, by the light of reason, and according to the dictates of their own consciences; by what they themselves saw and heard; by the signs and wonders which were done, they might have concluded, that now was the time of the Messiah's coming; and that he was come, and that Jesus of Nazareth was he: this was as easy, by observation, to be discerned, as the face of the sky was; even of themselves, without any hints or directions from others:

judge ye not what is right? or "truth", as the Syriac and Persic versions render it; concerning the present time, the coming of the Messiah, and the accomplishment of the promises and prophecies of the Old Testament in him: or why do ye not of yourselves judge, what is fit and right to be done between man and man, without going to law? and that, in cases which are plain and clear, the consequences of which may be as easily discerned, as what weather it will be by the signs in the heavens; to which sense the following words incline.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See the notes at Matthew 16:2-3.

South wind - To the south and southwest of Judea were situated Arabia, Egypt, and Ethiopia, all warm or hot regions, and consequently the air that came from those quarters was greatly heated.

How is it that ye do not discern this time! - You see a cloud rise, and predict a shower; a south wind, and expect heat. These are regular events. So you see my miracles; you hear my preaching; you have the predictions of me in the prophets; why do you not, in like manner, infer that “this is the time” when the Messiah should appear?

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 12:57. And why - judge ye — Even without the express declarations of the prophets, ye might, from what ye see and hear yourselves, discern that God has now visited his people in such a manner as he never did before.