Luke 7:31
What comparison am I to make of the men of this generation? what are they like?
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- Matt 11:16-19 : 16 But what comparison may I make of this generation? It is like children seated in the market-places, crying out to one another, 17 We made music for you and you did not take part in the dance; we gave cries of sorrow and you made no signs of grief. 18 For John came, taking no food or drink, and they say, He has an evil spirit. 19 The Son of man has come feasting, and they say, See, a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners! And wisdom is judged to be right by her works.
- Lam 2:13 : 13 What example am I to give you? what comparison am I to make for you, O daughter of Jerusalem? what am I to make equal to you, so that I may give you comfort, O virgin daughter of Zion? for your destruction is great like the sea: who is able to make you well?
- Mark 4:30 : 30 And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?
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15 He who has ears, let him give ear.
16 But what comparison may I make of this generation? It is like children seated in the market-places, crying out to one another,
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32 They are like children who are seated in the market-place, crying out to one another, and saying, We made music for you, but you did not take part in the dance; we gave cries of sorrow, but you were not sad.
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30 And he said, What picture may we give of the kingdom of God, or with what story may we make it clear?
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29 And when a great number of people came together to him, he said, This generation is an evil generation: it is looking for a sign and no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah.
30 For even as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so will the Son of man be to this generation.
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18 Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? what comparison may I make of it?
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36 What is this saying of his, You will be looking for me and will not see me, and where I am you may not come?
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7 So he said to the people who went out to him for baptism: You offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?
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20 And again he said, What is the kingdom of God like?
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15 And he said, You take care to seem right in the eyes of men, but God sees your hearts: and those things which are important in the opinion of men, are evil in the eyes of God.
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12 And he was very sad in spirit, and said, Why is this generation looking for a sign? truly, I say to you, No sign will be given to this generation.
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28 And they said to him, By what authority do you do these things? or who gave you authority to do these things?
29 And Jesus said to them, I will put to you one question; give me an answer, and I will say by what authority I do these things.
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7 But when he saw a number of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, Offspring of snakes, at whose word are you going in flight from the wrath to come?
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24 And when the men who were sent by John had gone away, he said to the people, about John, What did you go out into the waste land to see? a tall stem moving in the wind?
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3 And he made a story for them, saying,
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25 The baptism of John, where did it come from? from heaven or from men? And they were reasoning among themselves, saying, If we say, From heaven; he will say to us, Why then did you not have faith in him?
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46 Why do you say to me, Lord, Lord, and do not the things which I say?
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11 And he said, A certain man had two sons:
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7 But their worship is to no purpose, while they give as their teaching the rules of men.
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41 And Peter said to him, Lord, are these words said to us only, or to all men?
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36 Truly I say to you, All these things will come on this generation.
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34 The Son of man came feasting, and you say, Here is a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers and sinners.
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41 The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: because they were turned from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; and now a greater than Jonah is here.