Luke 7:31
And the Lord saide, Whereunto shall I liken the men of this generation? And what thing are they like vnto?
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- Matt 11:16-19 : 16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like vnto litle children which sit in the markets, and call vnto their fellowes, 17 And say, We haue piped vnto you, and ye haue not daunced, we haue mourned vnto you, and ye haue not lamented. 18 For Iohn came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a deuill. 19 The sonne of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Beholde a glutton and a drinker of wine, a friend vnto Publicanes and sinners: but wisedome is iustified of her children.
- Lam 2:13 : 13 What thing shall I take to witnesse for thee? what thing shall I compare to thee, O daughter Ierusalem? what shal I liken to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgine daughter Zion? for thy breach is great like ye sea: who can heale thee?
- Mark 4:30 : 30 He saide moreouer, Whereunto shall wee liken the kingdome of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
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- Matt 11:15-173 verses83%
15He that hath eares to heare, let him heare.
16But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like vnto litle children which sit in the markets, and call vnto their fellowes,
17And say, We haue piped vnto you, and ye haue not daunced, we haue mourned vnto you, and ye haue not lamented.
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32They are like vnto litle children sitting in the market place, and crying one to another, and saying, We haue piped vnto you, and ye haue not daunced: we haue mourned to you, and ye haue not wept.
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30But the Pharises and the expounders of the Law despised the counsell of God against themselues, and were not baptized of him.
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30He saide moreouer, Whereunto shall wee liken the kingdome of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
- Luke 11:29-302 verses72%
29And when the people were gathered thicke together, he began to say, This is a wicked generation: they seeke a signe, and there shall no signe be giuen them, but the signe of Ionas the Prophet.
30For as Ionas was a signe to the Niniuites: so shall also the Sonne of man bee to this generation.
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18Then said he, What is the kingdome of God like? Or whereto shall I compare it?
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36What saying is this that hee saide, Ye shall seeke mee, and shall not finde mee? and where I am, cannot ye come?
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7Then said he to the people that were come out to be baptized of him, O generations of vipers, who hath forewarned you to flee from the wrath to come?
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20And againe he said, Whereunto shall I liken the kingdome of God?
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15Then he sayde vnto them, Yee are they, which iustifie your selues before men: but God knoweth your heartes: for that which is highly esteemed among men, is abomination in the sight of God.
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31Whether of them twaine did the will of the father? They saide vnto him, The first. Iesus saide vnto them, Verely I say vnto you, that the Publicanes and the harlots goe before you into the kingdome of God.
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12Then hee sighed deepely in his spirit, and saide, Why doeth this generation seeke a signe? Verely I say vnto you, a signe shall not be giuen vnto this generation.
- Mark 11:28-314 verses70%
28And said vnto him, By what authoritie doest thou these things? and who gaue thee this authoritie, that thou shouldest doe these things?
29Then Iesus answered, and saide vnto them, I will also aske of you a certaine thing, & answere ye me, and I will tell you by what authoritie I do these things.
30The baptisme of Iohn, was it from heauen, or of men? answere me.
31And they thought with themselues, saying, If we shall say, From heauen, he will say, Why then did ye not beleeue him?
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7He spake also a parable to the ghestes, when he marked howe they chose out the chiefe roomes, and said vnto them,
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7Now when he sawe many of the Pharises, and of the Sadduces come to his baptisme, he said vnto them, O generations of vipers, who hath forewarned you to flee from the anger to come?
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34And he said vnto them, Can ye make the children of the wedding chamber to fast, as long as the bridegrome is with them?
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24And when the messengers of Iohn were departed, hee began to speake vnto the people, of Iohn, What went ye out into the wildernes to see? A reede shaken with the winde?
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3Then spake hee this parable to them, saying,
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25The baptisme of Iohn, whence was it? From heauen, or of men? Then they reasoned among themselues, saying, If we shall say, From heauen, he will say vnto vs, Why did ye not then beleeue him?
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46But why call ye me Lord, Lord, and do not the things that I speake?
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40And Iesus answered, and saide vnto him, Simon, I haue somewhat to say vnto thee; he said, Master, say on.
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41While the Pharises were gathered together, Iesus asked them,
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11He sayde moreouer, A certaine man had two sonnes.
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6Giue ye not that which is holy, to dogges, neither cast ye your pearles before swine, lest they treade them vnder their feete, and turning againe, all to rent you.
- Mark 7:16-172 verses68%
16If any haue eares to heare, let him heare.
17And when hee came into an house, away from the people, his disciples asked him concerning the parable.
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39But he answered and said to them, An euill and adulterous generation seeketh a signe, but no signe shall be giuen vnto it, saue that signe of the Prophet Ionas.
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10Then the people asked him, saying, What shall we doe then?
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8And the Lorde commended the vniust stewarde, because he had done wisely. Wherefore the children of this worlde are in their generation wiser then the children of light.
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28But what thinke ye? A certaine man had two sonnes, and came to the elder, and saide, Sonne, goe and worke to day in my vineyarde.
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11If ye then, which are euill, can giue to your children good giftes, howe much more shall your Father which is in heauen, giue good thinges to them that aske him?
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7But they worship me in vaine, teaching for doctrines the commandements of men.
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7And as they departed, Iesus beganne to speake vnto the multitude, of Iohn, What went ye out into the wildernes to see? A reede shaken with the winde?
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36And he sayd vnto them, What would ye I should doe for you?
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3And he answered, and sayde vnto them, I also will aske you one thing: tell me therefore:
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41Then Peter saide vnto him, Master, tellest thou this parable vnto vs, or euen to all?
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36Verely I say vnto you, all these things shall come vpon this generation.
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34Ye shall seeke me, and shall not finde me, and where I am, can ye not come.
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13Againe he said vnto them, Perceiue ye not this parable? howe then should ye vnderstand all other parables?
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20And when the men were come vnto him, they said, Iohn Baptist hath sent vs vnto thee, saying, Art thou hee that should come, or shall we waite for another?
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1Ivdge not, that ye be not iudged.
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7Who is it also of you, that hauing a seruant plowing or feeding cattell, woulde say vnto him by and by, when hee were come from the fielde, Goe, and sit downe at table?
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34The Sonne of man is come, and eateth and drinketh: and ye say, Beholde, a man which is a glutton, and a drinker of wine, a friend of Publicanes and sinners:
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41The men of Nineue shal rise in iudgemet with this generation, and condemne it: for they repented at the preaching of Ionas: and behold, a greater then Ionas is here.