Cross References

Matthew 11:16

James Moffatt - New Testament

But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplace, who call to their playmates,

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So he said, "What is the Reign of God like? to what shall I compare it?

He said also, "To what can we compare the Realm of God? how are we to put it in a parable?

I tell you truly, it will all come upon this generation.

You brood of vipers, how can you speak good when you are evil? For the mouth utters what the heart is full of.

I tell you truly, the present generation will not pass away till all this happens.

He who has an ear, let him listen to this.

'We piped to you and you would not dance, we lamented and you would not beat your breasts.'

they like to be saluted in the marketplaces and to be called 'rabbi' by men.

And in the course of his teaching he said, "Beware of the scribes! They like to walk about in long robes, to get saluted in the marketplaces,

Woe to you Pharisees! you love the front bench in the synagogues and salutations in the marketplaces.