Luke 7:31

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Jesus said, 'To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like?'

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  • Matt 11:16-19 : 16 To what can I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to their companions: 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.’ 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her actions.
  • Lam 2:13 : 13 What can I say on your behalf? To what can I compare you, O daughter of Jerusalem? What can I liken you to, so that I may comfort you, O virgin daughter of Zion? Your wound is as vast as the sea—who can heal you?
  • Mark 4:30 : 30 He also said, 'To what can we compare the kingdom of God? Or with what parable can we illustrate it?'

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  • Matt 11:15-17
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    83%

    15He who has ears, let him hear.

    16To what can I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to their companions:

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

  • Luke 7:32
    82%

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

  • Luke 7:30
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    30But the Pharisees and the experts in the law rejected God's plan for themselves, because they had not been baptized by him.

  • Mark 4:30
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    30He also said, 'To what can we compare the kingdom of God? Or with what parable can we illustrate it?'

  • Luke 11:29-30
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    29As the crowds were gathering, Jesus began to say, 'This generation is an evil one. It demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah the prophet.'

    30For just as Jonah became a sign to the people of Nineveh, so also the Son of Man will be a sign to this generation.

  • Luke 13:18
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    18Then Jesus said, 'What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to?

  • John 7:36
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    36What does He mean when He said, ‘You will look for Me, but you will not find Me,’ and ‘Where I am, you cannot come’?”

  • Luke 3:7
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    7John said to the crowds coming to be baptized by him, "You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?"

  • Luke 13:20
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    20Again he asked, 'What shall I compare the kingdom of God to?

  • Luke 16:15
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    15Jesus said to them, "You are the ones who justify yourselves in the eyes of others, but God knows your hearts. What people value highly is detestable in God’s sight."

  • Matt 21:31
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    31Which of the two did the will of his father? They said, 'The first.' Jesus said to them, 'Truly I tell you, tax collectors and prostitutes are entering the kingdom of God before you.'

  • Mark 8:12
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    12Sighing deeply in his spirit, he said, 'Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to this generation.'

  • Mark 11:28-31
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    28They asked him, 'By what authority are you doing these things? And who gave you the authority to do this?'

    29Jesus said to them, 'I will ask you one question. If you answer me, then I will tell you by what authority I am doing these things.'

    30'Was John's baptism from heaven or from men? Answer me.'

    31They reasoned among themselves, saying, 'If we say, From heaven, he will ask, Then why didn’t you believe him?'

  • Luke 14:7
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    7When Jesus noticed how the guests chose the places of honor, he told them this parable:

  • Matt 3:7
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    7But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to his baptism, he said to them, 'You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

  • Luke 5:34
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    34Jesus replied, "Can you make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them?

  • Luke 7:24
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    24After John's messengers left, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: 'What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind?'

  • Luke 15:3
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    3So He told them this parable, saying:

  • Matt 21:25
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    25Where did John’s baptism come from? From heaven or from men?' They discussed it among themselves, saying, 'If we say,

  • Luke 6:46
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    46Why do you call me 'Lord, Lord,' but do not do what I say?

  • Luke 7:40
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    40And Jesus answered him, 'Simon, I have something to say to you.' Simon replied, 'Say it, Teacher.'

  • Matt 22:41
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    41While the Pharisees were gathered together, Jesus asked them,

  • Luke 15:11
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    11Then He said, 'There was a man who had two sons.'

  • Matt 7:6
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    6Do not give what is holy to dogs, nor cast your pearls before pigs, lest they trample them underfoot and turn to tear you to pieces.

  • Mark 7:16-17
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    16If anyone has ears to hear, let him hear."

    17When He went into the house away from the crowd, His disciples asked Him about the parable.

  • Matt 12:39
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    39But He answered them, 'An evil and unfaithful generation demands a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.'

  • Luke 3:10
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    10The crowds were asking him, "What, then, should we do?"

  • Luke 16:8
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    8The master praised the dishonest manager for acting shrewdly, because the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their own kind than are the people of the light.

  • Matt 21:28
    68%

    28What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said, 'Son, go work today in the vineyard.'

  • Matt 7:11
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    11If you then, being evil, know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your Father in heaven give good things to those who ask Him?

  • Mark 7:7
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    7They worship Me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.

  • Matt 11:7
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    7As they were leaving, Jesus began to speak to the crowds about John: "What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed swayed by the wind?

  • Mark 10:36
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    36'What do you want me to do for you?' he asked.

  • Luke 20:3
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    3But he answered them, 'I will also ask you a question, and you tell me:

  • Luke 12:41
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    41Peter asked, "Lord, are you telling this parable to us, or to everyone?"

  • Matt 23:36
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    36Truly, I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.

  • John 7:34
    68%

    34You will look for Me, but you will not find Me; and where I am, you cannot come.'

  • Mark 4:13
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    13He said to them, "Don’t you understand this parable? How then will you understand all the parables?

  • Luke 7:20
    67%

    20When the men came to Jesus, they said, 'John the Baptist has sent us to You to ask, "Are You the one who is to come, or should we expect someone else?"'

  • Matt 7:1
    67%

    1Do not judge, so that you will not be judged.

  • Luke 17:7
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    7Which of you, having a servant plowing or tending sheep, will say to him when he comes in from the field, ‘Come at once and sit down to eat’?

  • Luke 7:34
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    34'The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, "Look, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!"'

  • Matt 12:41
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    41The men of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented at Jonah's preaching, and look—something greater than Jonah is here.