Matthew 11:16

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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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  • Luke 7:31-35 : 31 What comparison am I to make of the men of this generation? what are they like? 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. 33 For John the Baptist came, taking no food or drink, and you say, He has an evil spirit. 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. 35 But wisdom is judged to be right by all her children.
  • Luke 13:18 : 18 Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? what comparison may I make of it?
  • 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?
  • Matt 12:34 : 34 You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.
  • Matt 23:36 : 36 Truly I say to you, All these things will come on this generation.
  • Matt 24:34 : 34 Truly I say to you, This generation will not come to an end till all these things are complete.
  • 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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  • Luke 7:31-32
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    31 What comparison am I to make of the men of this generation? what are they like?

    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.

  • Matt 11:17
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    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.

  • Matt 11:15
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    15 He who has ears, let him give ear.

  • Luke 11:29-30
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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.

  • Matt 8:12
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    12 But the sons of the kingdom will be put out into the dark, and there will be weeping and cries of pain.

  • Luke 13:18
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    18 Then he said, What is the kingdom of God like? what comparison may I make of it?

  • Luke 13:20
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    20 And again he said, What is the kingdom of God like?

  • Matt 23:36
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    36 Truly I say to you, All these things will come on this generation.

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

  • Matt 18:2
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    2 And he took a little child, and put him in the middle of them,

  • Mark 8:12
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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.

  • Mark 4:30
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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?

  • Matt 21:15-16
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    15 But when the chief priests and the scribes saw the works of power which he did, and the children crying out in the Temple, Glory to the son of David, they were angry and said to him,

    16 Have you any idea what these are saying? And Jesus said to them, Yes: have you not seen in the Writings, From the lips of children and babies at the breast you have made your praise complete?

  • Matt 16:4
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    4 An evil and false generation is searching after a sign; and no sign will be given to it but the sign of Jonah. And he went away from them.

  • Luke 18:16-17
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    69%

    16 But Jesus sent for them, saying, Let the children come to me, and do not keep them away, for of such is the kingdom of heaven.

    17 Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.

  • Job 21:11
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    11 They send out their young ones like a flock, and their children have pleasure in the dance,

  • Mark 10:13-15
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    13 And they took to him little children, so that he might put his hands on them: and the disciples said sharp words to them.

    14 And when Jesus saw it, he was angry, and said to them, Let the little children come to me, and do not keep them away; for of such is the kingdom of God.

    15 Truly I say to you, Whoever does not put himself under the kingdom of God like a little child, will not come into it at all.

  • Matt 11:19-20
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    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.

    20 Then he went on to say hard things to the towns where most of his works of power were done, because they had not been turned from their sins.

  • Matt 13:13-14
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    13 For this reason I put things into the form of stories; because they see without seeing, and give ear without hearing, and the sense is not clear to them.

    14 And for them the words of Isaiah have come true, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:

  • Matt 15:10
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    10 And he got the people together and said to them, Give ear, and let my words be clear to you:

  • Zech 8:5
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    5 And the open spaces of the town will be full of boys and girls playing in its open spaces.

  • Acts 28:26
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    26 Go to this people and say, Though you give ear, you will not get knowledge; and seeing, you will see, but the sense will not be clear to you:

  • Luke 11:32
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    32 The men of Nineveh will come up in the day of judging and give their decision against this generation: for they were turned away from their sins at the preaching of Jonah; but now something greater than Jonah is here.

  • Isa 30:9
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    9 For they are an uncontrolled people, false-hearted, who will not give ear to the teaching of the Lord:

  • Matt 13:16
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    16 But a blessing be on your eyes, because they see; and on your ears, because they are open.

  • Luke 3:7
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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?

  • Luke 16:8
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    8 And his lord was pleased with the false servant, because he had been wise; for the sons of this world are wiser in relation to their generation than the sons of light.

  • Matt 12:41
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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.

  • Luke 5:34
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    34 And Jesus said, Are you able to make the friends of the newly-married man go without food when he is with them?

  • Isa 6:9
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    9 And he said, Go, and say to this people, You will go on hearing, but learning nothing; you will go on seeing, but without getting wiser.

  • Matt 15:16
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    16 And he said, Are you, like them, still without wisdom?

  • Luke 13:28
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    28 There will be weeping and cries of sorrow when you see Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob, and all the prophets, in the kingdom of God, but you yourselves are shut outside.

  • Luke 17:23
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    23 And if they say to you, See, it is there! or, It is here! do not go away, or go after them.

  • Matt 11:4
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    4 And Jesus, answering, said to them, Go and give news to John of the things which you are seeing and hearing:

  • Matt 12:39
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    39 But he, answering, said to them, An evil and false generation is looking for a sign; and no sign will be given to it but the sign of the prophet Jonah:

  • Matt 22:1-2
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    1 And Jesus, talking to them again in stories, said:

    2 The kingdom of heaven is like a certain king, who made a feast when his son was married,

  • Matt 21:28
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    28 But how does it seem to you? A man had two sons; and he came to the first, and said, Son, go and do work today in the vine-garden.

  • Matt 11:7
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    7 And when they were going away, Jesus, talking of John, said to all the people, What went you out into the waste land to see? a tall stem moving in the wind?

  • Matt 13:10
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    10 And the disciples came and said to him, Why do you say things to them in the form of stories?

  • Matt 17:17
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    17 And Jesus, answering, said, O false and foolish generation, how long will I be with you? how long will I put up with you? let him come here to me.

  • Luke 9:41
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    41 And Jesus said, O generation without faith and false in heart, how long will I have to be with you and put up with you? let your son come here.