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Matthew 11:16

14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.

15 He who has ears, let him hear.

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

17 ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’

18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they 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.

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BSB
To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
KJV
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
WEB
“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions
ASV
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows
DARBY
But to whom shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, which, calling to their companions,
BLB
But to what will I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others,
ÅB
«Men hvem skal jeg sammenligne denne generasjonen med? De er som små barn som sitter på torgene og roper til lekekameratene:
OTB
«Hva skal jeg sammenligne denne generasjonen med? Den er som barn som sitter på torgene og roper til andre:
B1930
Men hvem skal jeg ligne denne slekt med? Den ligner små barn som sitter på torvene og roper til sine lekebrødre:

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