Matthew 11:16

New American Bible - revised edition

“To what shall I compare this generation? It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another,

Cross References

Lamentations 2:13

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?

Matthew 11:15

Whoever has ears ought to hear.

Matthew 11:17

‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance, we sang a dirge but you did not mourn.’

Matthew 12:34

You brood of vipers, how can you say good things when you are evil? For from the fullness of the heart the mouth speaks.

Matthew 23:36

Amen, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation. The Lament over Jerusalem.

Matthew 23:7

greetings in marketplaces, and the salutation ‘Rabbi.’

Matthew 24:34

Amen, I say to you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have taken place.

Mark 12:38

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,

Mark 4:30

He said, “To what shall we compare the kingdom of God, or what parable can we use for it?

Luke 11:43

Woe to you Pharisees! You love the seat of honor in synagogues and greetings in marketplaces.

Luke 13:18

Then he said, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?