Matthew 11:16 KJV — MannaFest

Matthew 11:16

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

KJV

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ASV

But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows

WEB

To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

YLT

`And to what shall I liken this generation? it is like little children in market-places, sitting and calling to their comrades,

DBT

But to whom shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, which, calling to their companions,

About this book

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Matthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.

Author: Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
Date: c. AD 50–60

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Cross-references

11 verses on the floor

Luke 7:31–35
And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
Luke 7:32
They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
Luke 13:18
Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?
Mark 4:30
And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
Matthew 12:34
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

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Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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This generation - That is, the men of this age. They are like those froward children of whom their fellows complain, that they will be pleased no way.

John Wesley (NT Notes)· Explanatory Notes upon the Bible, 1765evangelical

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G5811× in canon G366615× in canon G107443× in canon G366445× in canon G381351× in canon G252191× in canon

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Two steps out along the cross-reference floor, votes-ranked — destinations reached by more than one path rise (the text's own hubs). Every stop is a page.

MAT 11:16MAT 12:34 LUK 6:45
MAT 11:16MAT 12:34 MAT 15:18
MAT 11:16MAT 12:34 EPH 4:29
MAT 11:16MAT 12:34 1SA 24:13
MAT 11:16MAT 12:34 JAS 3:5-8
MAT 11:16MRK 4:30 MAT 13:31-32
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
MAT 11:16LUK 13:18 MRK 4:30-34
MAT 11:16MRK 4:30 LUK 13:18-21

The whole web at once: see the Arc.

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