Matthew 11:16

New International Version

“To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

Cross References

Lamentations 2:13

What can I say for you? With what can I compare you, Daughter Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may comfort you, Virgin Daughter Zion? Your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can heal you?

Matthew 11:15

Whoever has ears, let them hear.

Matthew 11:17

“ ‘We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’

Matthew 12:34

You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

Matthew 23:36

Truly I tell you, all this will come on this generation.

Matthew 23:7

they love to be greeted with respect in the marketplaces and to be called ‘Rabbi’ by others.

Matthew 24:34

Truly I tell you, this generation will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.

Mark 12:38

As he taught, Jesus said, “Watch out for the teachers of the law. They like to walk around in flowing robes and be greeted with respect in the marketplaces,

Mark 4:30

Again he said, “What shall we say the kingdom of God is like, or what parable shall we use to describe it?

Luke 11:43

“Woe to you Pharisees, because you love the most important seats in the synagogues and respectful greetings in the marketplaces.

Luke 13:18

Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? What shall I compare it to?