Matthew 11:16

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 7:31-35 : 31 Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like? 32 They are like unto children that sit in the marketplace, and call one to another; who say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not weep. 33 For John the Baptist is come eating no bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a demon. 34 The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! 35 And wisdom is justified of all her children.
  • Luke 13:18 : 18 He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it?
  • Lam 2:13 : 13 What shall I testify unto thee? what shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? For thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?
  • Matt 12:34 : 34 Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
  • Matt 23:36 : 36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.
  • Matt 24:34 : 34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all these things be accomplished.
  • Mark 4:30 : 30 And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?

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  • Luke 7:31-32
    2 verses
    87%

    31Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?

    32They are like unto children that sit in the marketplace, and call one to another; who say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not weep.

  • Matt 11:17
    83%

    17and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.

  • Matt 11:15
    77%

    15He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

  • Luke 11:29-30
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    75%

    29And when the multitudes were gathering together unto him, he began to say, This generation is an evil generation: it seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it but the sign of Jonah.

    30For even as Jonah became a sign unto the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

  • Matt 8:12
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    12but the sons of the kingdom shall be cast forth into the outer darkness: there shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth.

  • Luke 13:18
    70%

    18He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it?

  • Luke 13:20
    70%

    20And again he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdom of God?

  • Matt 23:36
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    36Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

  • Luke 15:11
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    11And he said, A certain man had two sons:

  • Matt 18:2
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    2And he called to him a little child, and set him in the midst of them,

  • Mark 8:12
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    12And he sighed deeply in his spirit, and saith, Why doth this generation seek a sign? verily I say unto you, There shall no sign be given unto this generation.

  • Mark 4:30
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    30And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?

  • Matt 21:15-16
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    15But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the wonderful things that he did, and the children that were crying in the temple and saying, Hosanna to the son of David; they were moved with indignation,

    16and said unto him, Hearest thou what these are saying? And Jesus saith unto them, Yea: did ye never read, Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings thou has perfected praise?

  • Matt 16:4
    69%

    4An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given unto it, but the sign of Jonah. And he left them, and departed.

  • Luke 18:16-17
    2 verses
    69%

    16But Jesus called them unto him, saying, Suffer the little children to come unto me, and forbid them not: for to such belongeth the kingdom of God.

    17Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.

  • Job 21:11
    69%

    11They send forth their little ones like a flock, And their children dance.

  • Mark 10:13-15
    3 verses
    69%

    13And they were bringing unto him little children, that he should touch them: and the disciples rebuked them.

    14But when Jesus saw it, he was moved with indignation, and said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto me; forbid them not: for to such belongeth the kingdom of God.

    15Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child, he shall in no wise enter therein.

  • Matt 11:19-20
    2 verses
    69%

    19The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold, a gluttonous man and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners! And wisdom is justified by her [ works.

    20Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not.

  • Matt 13:13-14
    2 verses
    69%

    13Therefore speak I to them in parables; because seeing they see not, and hearing they hear not, neither do they understand.

    14And unto them is fulfilled the prophecy of Isaiah, which saith, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:

  • Matt 15:10
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    10And he called to him the multitude, and said unto them, Hear, and understand:

  • Zech 8:5
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    5And the streets of the city shall be full of boys and girls playing in the streets thereof.

  • Acts 28:26
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    26saying, Go thou unto this people, and say, By hearing ye shall hear, and shall in no wise understand; And seeing ye shall see, and shall in no wise perceive:

  • Luke 11:32
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    32The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

  • Isa 30:9
    68%

    9For it is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of Jehovah;

  • Matt 13:16
    68%

    16But blessed are your eyes, for they see; and your ears, for they hear.

  • Luke 3:7
    68%

    7He said therefore to the multitudes that went out to be baptized of him, Ye offspring of vipers, who warned you to flee from the wrath to come?

  • Luke 16:8
    68%

    8And his lord commended the unrighteous steward because he had done wisely: for the sons of this world are for their own generation wiser than the sons of the light.

  • Matt 12:41
    68%

    41The men of Nineveh shall stand up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

  • Luke 5:34
    68%

    34And Jesus said unto them, Can ye make the sons of the bride-chamber fast, while the bridegroom is with them?

  • Isa 6:9
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    9And he said, Go, and tell this people, Hear ye indeed, but understand not; and see ye indeed, but perceive not.

  • Matt 15:16
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    16And he said, Are ye also even yet without understanding?

  • Luke 13:28
    68%

    28There shall be the weeping and the gnashing of teeth, when ye shall see Abraham, and Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, and yourselves cast forth without.

  • Luke 17:23
    68%

    23And they shall say to you, Lo, there! Lo, here! go not away, nor follow after [them] :

  • Matt 11:4
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    4And Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and tell John the things which ye hear and see:

  • Matt 12:39
    68%

    39But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given it but the sign of Jonah the prophet:

  • Matt 22:1-2
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    68%

    1And Jesus answered and spake again in parables unto them, saying,

    2The kingdom of heaven is likened unto a certain king, who made a marriage feast for his son,

  • Matt 21:28
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    28But what think ye? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go work to-day in the vineyard.

  • Matt 11:7
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    7And as these went their way, Jesus began to say unto the multitudes concerning John, What went ye out into the wilderness to behold? a reed shaken with the wind?

  • Matt 13:10
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    10And the disciples came, and said unto him, Why speakest thou unto them in parables?

  • Matt 17:17
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    17And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him hither to me.

  • Luke 9:41
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    41And Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you, and bear with you? bring hither thy son.