Matthew 11:16

BUT to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children who sit in the public place, and cry to their companions,

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

In The King James Version

But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,

In Context

15Whoever hath ears to hear, he shall hear.

17and say, We have sung to you, and you have not danced; we have wailed unto you, and you have not mourned.

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Cross References

Matthew 12:34Brood of vipers! how can you speak good who are evil? For from the abundancies of the heart the mouth speaketh.

Matthew 24:34Amen I say to you, that this race shall not have passed away until all these shall take place.

Luke 7:31With what therefore shall I compare the men of this generation, and to 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 →

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