Verse 31
“To what then should I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?
Referenced Verses
- Matt 11:16-19 : 16 “To what should I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another, 17 ‘We played the flute for you, yet you did not dance; we wailed in mourning, yet you did not weep.’ 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,‘Look at him, a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her deeds.”
- 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?
- 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?