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Matthew 11:16
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14 And if you are willing to receive it, he is aElijah who is to come.  
15 aHe who has ears to hear, let him hear!  
16 a“But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions,  
17 and saying:
‘We played the flute for you,
And you did not1 dance;
We mourned to you,
And you did not lament.’  
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’
19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a1 winebibber, aa friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ bBut wisdom is justified by her2 children.”  

Woe to the Impenitent Cities

20 aThen He began to rebuke the cities in which most of His mighty works had been done, because they did not repent:  
21 “Woe to you, Chorazin! Woe to you, Bethsaida! For if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago ain sackcloth and ashes.  
22 But I say to you, ait will be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon in the day of judgment than for you.  
23 And you, Capernaum, awho are exalted to heaven, will be brought down to Hades; for if the mighty works which were done in you had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.  
24 But I say to you athat it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment than for you.”  

Jesus Gives True Rest

25 aAt that time Jesus answered and said, “I thank You, Father, Lord of heaven and earth, that bYou have hidden these things from the wise and prudent cand have revealed them to babes.  
26 Even so, Father, for so it seemed good in Your sight.
Verse Comparison: Matthew 11:16

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

Amplified® Bible
But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like little children sitting in the marketplaces who call to their playmates,

Contemporary English Version
You people are like children sitting in the market and shouting to each other,

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

Good News Bible
"Now, to what can I compare the people of this day? They are like children sitting in the marketplace. One group shouts to the other,

International Standard Version
"To what can I compare this generation? It's like little children who sit in the marketplaces and shout to each other,

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

New American Standard Bible
"But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market places, who call out to the other {children,}

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

New King James Version
“But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions,

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
"But to what shall I compare this generation? It resembles children sitting in the market places, who call out to the other children,

Revised Standard Version
"But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market places and calling to their playmates,

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

New English Translation
“To1 what should I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another,2


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