Luke 12:56
Ye hypocrites, ye can discern the face of the sky and of the earth; but how is it that ye do not discern this time?
Cross-references
In Luke 19:42-44, Jesus weeps over Jerusalem for not recognizing the time of its visitation — the same failure he condemns in this verse.
1 Chronicles 12:32 praises men who understood the times, contrasting with the hypocrites here who fail to discern the present time.
In Matthew 16:3, Jesus uses the same weather analogy to rebuke those who cannot read the signs of the times — a direct parallel to this verse.
In Galatians 4:4, Paul declares the fullness of time for Christ's coming—echoing the call to discern the present moment Jesus rebukes his audience for missing.
John 14:9 Jesus asks Philip how long before he knows him—a parallel rebuke of failing to recognize the divine presence in the moment.
Ecclesiastes 8:5 says the wise heart knows the proper time—a wisdom parallel to Jesus' rebuke of failing to interpret the present time.