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Luke 12:56-57 GW You hypocrites! You can forecast the weather by judging the appearance of earth and sky. But for some reason you don't know how to judge the time in which you're living. (57) So why don't you judge for yourselves what is right?

Luke 12:56-57 GNB Hypocrites! You can look at the earth and the sky and predict the weather; why, then, don't you know the meaning of this present time? (57) "Why do you not judge for yourselves the right thing to do?

Luke 12:56-57 CEV Are you trying to fool someone? You can predict the weather by looking at the earth and sky, but you don't really know what's going on right now. (57) Why don't you understand the right thing to do?

Luke 12:56-57 BBE O false ones! the face of the earth and the heaven is clear to you; how is it that the signs of these times are not as clear to you? (57) And why are you, in your hearts, unable to be judges of what is right?

Luke 12:56-57 ESV You hypocrites! You know how to interpret the appearance of earth and sky, but why do you not know how to interpret the present time? (57) "And why do you not judge for yourselves what is right?

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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:

ALT - Analytical Literal Translation

ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).

BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English

Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible

Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society

CEV - Contemporary English Version

Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible

Darby - 1889 Darby Bible

DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible

ESV - English Standard Version

GNB - Good News Bible

GW - God's Word Bible

ISV - International Standard Version

KJV - 1769 King James Version

KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611

LitNT - Literal New Testament

LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version

Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament

MWT - Modern World Translation

NWT - New World Translation

RV - Revised Version

Webster - 1833 Webster Bible

WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament

Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible

YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation

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