Matthew 11:16

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

You people are like children sitting in the market and shouting to each other,

Cross References

Lamentations 2:13

Zion, how can I comfort you? How great is your pain? Lovely city of Jerusalem, how can I heal your wounds, gaping as wide as the sea?

Matthew 11:15

If you have ears, pay attention!

Matthew 11:17

“We played the flute, but you would not dance! We sang a funeral song, but you would not mourn!”

Matthew 12:34

You are evil snakes, so how can you say anything good? Your words show what is in your hearts.

Matthew 23:36

I can promise that you people living today will be punished for all these things!

Matthew 23:7

And when they are in the market, they like to have people greet them as their teachers.

Matthew 24:34

I can promise you that some of the people of this generation will still be alive when all this happens.

Mark 12:38

As Jesus was teaching, he said: Guard against the teachers of the Law of Moses! They love to walk around in long robes and be greeted in the market.

Mark 4:30

Finally, Jesus said: What is God's kingdom like? What story can I use to explain it?

Luke 11:43

You Pharisees are in for trouble! You love the front seats in the meeting places, and you like to be greeted with honour in the market.

Luke 13:18

Jesus said, “What is God's kingdom like? What can I compare it with?