Matthew 11:16

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“To what should I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another,

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  • Luke 7:31-35 : 31 “To what then should I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another,‘We played the flute for you, yet you did not dance; we wailed in mourning, yet you did not weep.’ 33 For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say,‘He has a demon!’ 34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say,‘Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ 35 But wisdom is vindicated by all her children.”
  • Luke 13:18 : 18 On the Kingdom of God Thus Jesus asked,“What is the kingdom of God like? To what should I compare it?
  • Lam 2:13 : 13 מ(Mem) With what can I equate you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter Jerusalem? To what can I liken you so that I might comfort you, O Virgin Daughter Zion? Your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can heal you?
  • Matt 12:34 : 34 Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.
  • Matt 23:36 : 36 I tell you the truth, this generation will be held responsible for all these things!
  • Matt 24:34 : 34 I tell you the truth, this generation will not pass away until all these things take place.
  • Mark 4:30 : 30 The Parable of the Mustard Seed He also asked,“To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?

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  • Luke 7:31-32
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    31“To what then should I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?

    32They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another,‘We played the flute for you, yet you did not dance; we wailed in mourning, yet you did not weep.’

  • Matt 11:17
    83%

    17‘We played the flute for you, yet you did not dance; we wailed in mourning, yet you did not weep.’

  • Matt 11:15
    77%

    15The one who has ears had better listen!

  • Luke 11:29-30
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    75%

    29The Sign of Jonah As the crowds were increasing, Jesus began to say,“This generation is a wicked generation; it looks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.

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

  • Matt 8:12
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    12but the sons of the kingdom will be thrown out into the outer darkness, where there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.”

  • Luke 13:18
    70%

    18On the Kingdom of God Thus Jesus asked,“What is the kingdom of God like? To what should I compare it?

  • Luke 13:20
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    20Again he said,“To what should I compare the kingdom of God?

  • Matt 23:36
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    36I tell you the truth, this generation will be held responsible for all these things!

  • Luke 15:11
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    11The Parable of the Compassionate Father Then Jesus said,“A man had two sons.

  • Matt 18:2
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    2He called a child, had him stand among them,

  • Mark 8:12
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    12Sighing deeply in his spirit he said,“Why does this generation look for a sign? I tell you the truth, no sign will be given to this generation.”

  • Mark 4:30
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    30The Parable of the Mustard Seed He also asked,“To what can we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use to present it?

  • Matt 21:15-16
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    15But when the chief priests and the experts in the law saw the wonderful things he did and heard the children crying out in the temple courts,“Hosanna to the Son of David,” they became indignant

    16and said to him,“Do you hear what they are saying?” Jesus said to them,“Yes. Have you never read,‘Out of the mouths of children and nursing infants you have prepared praise for yourself’?”

  • Matt 16:4
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    4A wicked and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of Jonah.” Then he left them and went away.

  • Luke 18:16-17
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    16But Jesus called for the children, saying,“Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

    17I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”

  • Job 21:11
    69%

    11They allow their children to run like a flock; their little ones dance about.

  • Mark 10:13-15
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    13Jesus and Little Children Now people were bringing little children to him for him to touch, but the disciples scolded those who brought them.

    14But when Jesus saw this, he was indignant and said to them,“Let the little children come to me and do not try to stop them, for the kingdom of God belongs to such as these.

    15I tell you the truth, whoever does not receive the kingdom of God like a child will never enter it.”

  • Matt 11:19-20
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    19The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say,‘Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”

    20Woes on Unrepentant Cities Then Jesus began to criticize openly the cities in which he had done many of his miracles, because they did not repent.

  • Matt 13:13-14
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    13For this reason I speak to them in parables: Although they see they do not see, and although they hear they do not hear nor do they understand.

    14And concerning them the prophecy of Isaiah is fulfilled that says:‘You will listen carefully yet will never understand, you will look closely yet will never comprehend.

  • Matt 15:10
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    10True Defilement Then he called the crowd to him and said,“Listen and understand.

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

  • Acts 28:26
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    26when he said,‘Go to this people and say,“You will keep on hearing, but will never understand, and you will keep on looking, but will never perceive.

  • Luke 11:32
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    32The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them– and now, something greater than Jonah is here!

  • Isa 30:9
    68%

    9For these are rebellious people– they are lying children, children unwilling to obey the LORD’s law.

  • Matt 13:16
    68%

    16“But your eyes are blessed because they see, and your ears because they hear.

  • Luke 3:7
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    7So John said to the crowds that came out to be baptized by him,“You offspring of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath?

  • Luke 16:8
    68%

    8The master commended the dishonest manager because he acted shrewdly. For the people of this world are more shrewd in dealing with their contemporaries than the people of light.

  • Matt 12:41
    68%

    41The people of Nineveh will stand up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because they repented when Jonah preached to them– and now, something greater than Jonah is here!

  • Luke 5:34
    68%

    34So Jesus said to them,“You cannot make the wedding guests fast while the bridegroom is with them, can you?

  • Isa 6:9
    68%

    9He said,“Go and tell these people:‘Listen continually, but don’t understand! Look continually, but don’t perceive!’

  • Matt 15:16
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    16Jesus said,“Even after all this, are you still so foolish?

  • Luke 13:28
    68%

    28There will be weeping and gnashing of teeth when you see Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and all the prophets in the kingdom of God but you yourselves thrown out.

  • Luke 17:23
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    23Then people will say to you,‘Look, there he is!’ or‘Look, here he is!’ Do not go out or chase after them.

  • Matt 11:4
    68%

    4Jesus answered them,“Go tell John what you hear and see:

  • Matt 12:39
    68%

    39But he answered them,“An evil and adulterous generation asks for a sign, but no sign will be given to it except the sign of the prophet Jonah.

  • Matt 22:1-2
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    68%

    1The Parable of the Wedding Banquet Jesus spoke to them again in parables, saying:

    2“The kingdom of heaven can be compared to a king who gave a wedding banquet for his son.

  • Matt 21:28
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    28The Parable of the Two Sons“What do you think? A man had two sons. He went to the first and said,‘Son, go and work in the vineyard today.’

  • Matt 11:7
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    7While they were going away, Jesus began to speak to the crowd about John:“What did you go out into the wilderness to see? A reed shaken by the wind?

  • Matt 13:10
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    10Then the disciples came to him and said,“Why do you speak to them in parables?”

  • Matt 17:17
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    17Jesus answered,“You unbelieving and perverse generation! How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I endure you? Bring him here to me.”

  • Luke 9:41
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    41Jesus answered,“You unbelieving and perverse generation! How much longer must I be with you and endure you? Bring your son here.”