Matthew 11:16
What shall I compare this generation to? It's like children sitting in the marketplaces shouting to each other,
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15Anybody with ears should be listening!
17‘We played the flute for you and you didn't dance; we sang sad songs and you didn't cry.’
Cross References
Matthew 12:34You viper's brood, how can you who are evil say anything good? For your mouth simply says what your mind is busy thinking about.
Matthew 24:34I tell you the truth: this generation won't pass away until all these things have happened.
Luke 7:31“What shall I compare these people to?” asked Jesus. “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 →