Luke 7:31

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

And the Lord said, `To what, then, shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

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  • Matt 11:16-19 : 16 `And to what shall I liken this generation? it is like little children in market-places, sitting and calling to their comrades, 17 and saying, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance, we lamented to you, and ye did not smite the breast. 18 `For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon; 19 the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine-drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners, and wisdom was justified of her children.'
  • Lam 2:13 : 13 What do I testify `to' thee, what do I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? What do I equal to thee, and I comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? For great as a sea `is' thy breach, Who doth give healing to thee?
  • Mark 4:30 : 30 And he said, `To what may we liken the reign of God, or in what simile may we compare it?

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    15he who is having ears to hear -- let him hear.

    16`And to what shall I liken this generation? it is like little children in market-places, sitting and calling to their comrades,

    17and saying, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance, we lamented to you, and ye did not smite the breast.

  • Luke 7:32
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    32they are like to children, to those sitting in a market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We piped to you, and ye did not dance, we mourned to you, and ye did not weep!

  • Luke 7:30
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    30but the Pharisees, and the lawyers, the counsel of God did put away for themselves, not having been baptized by him.

  • Mark 4:30
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    30And he said, `To what may we liken the reign of God, or in what simile may we compare it?

  • Luke 11:29-30
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    29And the multitudes crowding together upon him, he began to say, `This generation is evil, a sign it doth seek after, and a sign shall not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet,

    30for as Jonah became a sign to the Ninevites, so also shall the Son of Man be to this generation.

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    18And he said, `To what is the reign of God like? and to what shall I liken it?

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    36what is this word that he said, Ye will seek me, and ye shall not find? and, Where I am, ye are not able to come?'

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    7Then said he to the multitudes coming forth to be baptised by him, `Brood of vipers! who did prompt you to flee from the coming wrath?

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    20And again he said, `To what shall I liken the reign of God?

  • Luke 16:15
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    15and he said to them, `Ye are those declaring yourselves righteous before men, but God doth know your hearts; because that which among men is high, `is' abomination before God;

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    31which of the two did the will of the father?' They say to him, `The first.' Jesus saith to them, `Verily I say to you, that the tax-gatherers and the harlots do go before you into the reign of God,

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    12and having sighed deeply in his spirit, he saith, `Why doth this generation seek after a sign? Verily I say to you, no sign shall be given to this generation.'

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    28and they say to him, `By what authority dost thou these things? and who gave thee this authority that these things thou mayest do?'

    29And Jesus answering said to them, `I will question you -- I also -- one word; and answer me, and I will tell you by what authority I do these things;

    30the baptism of John -- from heaven was it? or from men? answer me.'

    31And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, `If we may say, From heaven, he will say, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?

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    7And he spake a simile unto those called, marking how they were choosing out the first couches, saying unto them,

  • Matt 3:7
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    7And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his baptism, he said to them, `Brood of vipers! who did shew you to flee from the coming wrath?

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    34And he said unto them, `Are ye able to make the sons of the bride-chamber -- in the bridegroom being with them -- to fast?

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    24And the messengers of John having gone away, he began to say unto the multitudes concerning John: `What have ye gone forth to the wilderness to look on? a reed by the wind shaken?

  • Luke 15:3
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    3And he spake unto them this simile, saying,

  • Matt 21:25
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    25the baptism of John, whence was it? -- from heaven, or from men?' And they were reasoning with themselves, saying, `If we should say, From heaven; he will say to us, Wherefore, then, did ye not believe him?

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    46`And why do ye call me, Lord, Lord, and do not what I say?

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    40And Jesus answering said unto him, `Simon, I have something to say to thee;' and he saith, `Teacher, say on.'

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    41And the Pharisees having been gathered together, Jesus did question them,

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    11And he said, `A certain man had two sons,

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    6`Ye may not give that which is `holy' to the dogs, nor cast your pearls before the swine, that they may not trample them among their feet, and having turned -- may rend you.

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    16If any hath ears to hear -- let him hear.'

    17And when he entered into a house from the multitude, his disciples were questioning him about the simile,

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    39And he answering said to them, `A generation, evil and adulterous, doth seek a sign, and a sign shall not be given to it, except the sign of Jonah the prophet;

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    10And the multitudes were questioning him, saying, `What, then, shall we do?'

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    28`And what think ye? A man had two children, and having come to the first, he said, Child, go, to-day be working in my vineyard.'

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    11if, therefore, ye being evil, have known good gifts to give to your children, how much more shall your Father who `is' in the heavens give good things to those asking him?

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    7and in vain do they worship Me, teaching teachings, commands of men;

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    36and he said to them, `What do ye wish me to do for you?'

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    3And he answering said unto them, `I will question you -- I also -- one thing, and tell me:

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    41And Peter said to him, `Sir, unto us this simile dost thou speak, or also unto all?'

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    36verily I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation.

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    34ye will seek me, and ye shall not find; and where I am, ye are not able to come.'

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    13And he saith to them, `Have ye not known this simile? and how shall ye know all the similes?

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    20And having come near to him, the men said, `John the Baptist sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he who is coming, or for another do we look?'

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    1`Judge not, that ye may not be judged,

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    7`But, who is he of you -- having a servant ploughing or feeding -- who, to him having come in out of the field, will say, Having come near, recline at meat?

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    34the Son of Man came eating and drinking, and ye say, Lo, a man, a glutton, and a wine drinker, a friend of tax-gatherers and sinners;

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