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Luke 7:31

Jesus

29 All the people who heard this, even the tax collectors, acknowledged God’s justice. For they had received the baptism of John.

30 But the Pharisees and experts in the law rejected God’s purpose for themselves, because they had not been baptized by John.

“To what, then, can I compare the men of this generation? What are they like?

32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’

33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB
“To what, then, can I compare the men of this generation? What are they like?
KJV
And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
WEB
“To what then should I compare the people of this generation? What are they like?
ASV
Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?
DARBY
To whom therefore shall I liken the men of this generation, and to whom are they like?
BLB
“To what, therefore, will I liken the men of this generation? And to what are they like?
ÅB
Hvem skal jeg da ligne denne slekts mennesker med, og hvem er de like?
OTB
“Hva skal jeg da sammenligne denne generasjonens mennesker med, og hva ligner de?
B1930
Hvem skal jeg da ligne denne slekts mennesker med, og hvem er de like?

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Matthew 11:16–19

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

    Read in context

  • Lamentations 2:13

    What can I say for you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter of Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may console you, O Virgin Daughter of Zion? For your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can ever heal you?

    Read in context

  • Mark 4:30

    Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

    Read in context