“To what shall I compare this generation? It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another,
Then he said, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?
He said, “To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it?
Amen, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation. The Lament over Jerusalem.
You brood of vipers, how can you say good things when you are evil? For from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.
To what can I compare you—to what can I liken you— O daughter Jerusalem? What example can I give in order to comfort you, virgin daughter Zion? For your breach is vast as the sea; who could heal you?
Amen, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place.
Whoever has ears ought to hear.
‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance, we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.’
greetings in marketplaces, and the salutation ‘Rabbi.’
In the course of his teaching he said, “Beware of the scribes, who like to go around in long robes and accept greetings in the marketplaces,
Woe to you Pharisees! You love the seat of honor in synagogues and greetings in marketplaces.