Cross References

Matthew 11:16

The Text-Critical English New Testament

“But to what should I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to their companions,

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He who has ears to hear, let him hear.

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

You brood of vipers, how can you speak good things, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Truly I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.

greetings in the marketplaces, and when others call them ‘Rabbi, Rabbi.’

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

Jesus also said to them in his teaching, “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and to receive greetings in the marketplaces,

Then Jesus said, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? Or what parable can we use to describe it?

Woe to you, Pharisees! For you love the best seats in the synagogues and greetings in the marketplaces.

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