Matthew 11:16

Good News Translation

“Now, to what can I compare the people of this day? They are like children sitting in the marketplace. One group shouts to the other,

Cross References

Lamentations 2:13

O Jerusalem, beloved Jerusalem, what can I say? How can I comfort you? No one has ever suffered like this. Your disaster is boundless as the ocean; there is no possible hope.

Matthew 11:15

Listen, then, if you have ears!

Matthew 11:17

‘We played wedding music for you, but you wouldn't dance! We sang funeral songs, but you wouldn't cry!’

Matthew 12:34

You snakes—how can you say good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

Matthew 23:36

I tell you indeed: the punishment for all these murders will fall on the people of this day!

Matthew 23:7

they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to have people call them ‘Teacher.’

Matthew 24:34

Remember that all these things will happen before the people now living have all died.

Mark 12:38

As he taught them, he said, “Watch out for the teachers of the Law, who like to walk around in their long robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplace,

Mark 4:30

“What shall we say the Kingdom of God is like?” asked Jesus. “What parable shall we use to explain it?

Luke 11:43

“How terrible for you Pharisees! You love the reserved seats in the synagogues and to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces.

Luke 13:18

Jesus asked, “What is the Kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it with?