Verse 16

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

Referenced Verses

  • 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?