Matthew 11:16
To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
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In Context
15He who has ears, let him hear.
17‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
Cross References
Matthew 12:34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
Matthew 24:34Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
Luke 7:31“To what, then, can I compare the men of this generation? What are they like?
Matthew Henry on Matthew 11:8-16
Christ's Testimony of John. 7 And as they departed, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken with the wind? 8 But what went ye out for to see? A man clothed in soft raiment? behold, they that wear soft clothing are in kings' houses. 9 But what went ye out for to see? A prophet? yea, I say unto you, and more than a prophet. 10 For this is he, of whom it is written, Behold, I send my messenger before thy face, which shall prepare thy way… Read the whole commentary →