Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version “To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others: New Living Translation “To what can I compare this generation? It is like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends, English Standard Version “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates, Berean Standard Bible To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others: Berean Literal Bible But to what will I compare this generation? It is like little children sitting in the markets and calling out to others, King James Bible But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, New King James Version “But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions, New American Standard Bible “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call out to the other children, NASB 1995 “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market places, who call out to the other children, NASB 1977 “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market places, who call out to the other children, Legacy Standard Bible “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call out to the other children, Amplified Bible “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like little children sitting in the market places, who call to the others, Christian Standard Bible “To what should I compare this generation? It’s like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to other children: Holman Christian Standard Bible “To what should I compare this generation? It’s like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to each other: American Standard Version But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows Contemporary English Version You people are like children sitting in the market and shouting to each other, English Revised Version But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, which call unto their fellows, GOD'S WORD® Translation "How can I describe the people who are living now? They are like children who sit in the marketplaces and shout to other children, Good News Translation "Now, to what can I compare the people of this day? They are like children sitting in the marketplace. One group shouts to the other, International Standard Version "To what can I compare the people living today? They're like little children who sit in the marketplaces and shout to each other, Majority Standard Bible To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to one another: NET Bible "To what should I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another, New Heart English Bible "But to what should I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces calling out to others, Webster's Bible Translation But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like to children sitting in the markets, and calling to their fellows, Weymouth New Testament "But to what shall I compare the present generation? It is like children sitting in the open places, who call to their playmates. World English Bible “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd to what will I liken this generation? It is like little children in marketplaces, sitting and calling to others, Berean Literal Bible But to what will I compare this generation? It is like little children sitting in the markets and calling out to others, Young's Literal Translation 'And to what shall I liken this generation? it is like little children in market-places, sitting and calling to their comrades, Smith's Literal Translation To what shall I liken this generation I it is like little boys sitting in market-places, and calling to their companions, Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleBut whereunto shall I esteem this generation to be like? It is like to children sitting in the market place. Catholic Public Domain Version But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplace, New American Bible “To what shall I compare this generation? It is like children who sit in marketplaces and call to one another, New Revised Standard Version “But to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to one another, Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut to whom shall I liken this generation? It is like boys who sit in the street and call to their friends. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the street and calling their playmates, NT Translations Anderson New TestamentBut to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, and calling to their companions, Godbey New Testament Haweis New Testament But to whom shall I resemble this generation? it is like little boys sitting in the places of concourse, and calling to their companions, Mace New Testament but to what shall I compare this generation? they are like children sitting in the markets, and calling out to their fellows, Weymouth New Testament "But to what shall I compare the present generation? It is like children sitting in the open places, who call to their playmates. Worrell New Testament Worsley New Testament Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Jesus Testifies about John…15He who has ears, let him hear. 16 To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others: 17‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’… Cross References Luke 7:31-35 “To what, then, can I compare the men of this generation? What are they like? / They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not weep.’ / For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’ ... Matthew 23:37 O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, who kills the prophets and stones those sent to her, how often I have longed to gather your children together, as a hen gathers her chicks under her wings, but you were unwilling! Isaiah 53:3 He was despised and rejected by men, a man of sorrows, acquainted with grief. Like one from whom men hide their faces, He was despised, and we esteemed Him not. John 1:11 He came to His own, and His own did not receive Him. Jeremiah 7:25-26 From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. / Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers. Zechariah 7:11-12 But they refused to pay attention and turned a stubborn shoulder; they stopped up their ears from hearing. / They made their hearts like flint and would not listen to the law or to the words that the LORD of Hosts had sent by His Spirit through the earlier prophets. Therefore great anger came from the LORD of Hosts. Matthew 23:29-33 Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous. / And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ / So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets. ... Ezekiel 33:32 Indeed, you are to them like a singer of love songs with a beautiful voice, who skillfully plays an instrument. They hear your words but do not put them into practice. 2 Chronicles 36:15-16 Again and again the LORD, the God of their fathers, sent word to His people through His messengers because He had compassion on them and on His dwelling place. / But they mocked the messengers of God, despising His words and scoffing at His prophets, until the wrath of the LORD against His people was stirred up beyond remedy. John 5:43 I have come in My Father’s name, and you have not received Me; but if someone else comes in his own name, you will receive him. Acts 7:51-52 You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— Psalm 78:40-41 How often they disobeyed Him in the wilderness and grieved Him in the desert! / Again and again they tested God and provoked the Holy One of Israel. Proverbs 1:24-26 Because you refused my call, and no one took my outstretched hand, / because you neglected all my counsel, and wanted none of my correction, / in turn I will mock your calamity; I will sneer when terror strikes you, Isaiah 65:2 All day long I have held out My hands to an obstinate people who walk in the wrong path, who follow their own imaginations, Hosea 9:7 The days of punishment have come; the days of retribution have arrived—let Israel know it. The prophet is called a fool, and the inspired man insane, because of the greatness of your iniquity and hostility. Treasury of Scripture But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like to children sitting in the markets, and calling to their fellows, whereunto. Lamentations 2:13 What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee? Mark 4:30 And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it? Luke 13:18 Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it? this. Matthew 12:34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh. Matthew 23:36 Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation. Matthew 24:34 Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be fulfilled. It is. Luke 7:31-35 And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like? … Jump to Previous Children Companions Compare Comparison Comrades Crying Fellows Generation Liken Market Marketplaces Market-Places Markets Open Others Places Present Seated Sitting WhereuntoJump to Next Children Companions Compare Comparison Comrades Crying Fellows Generation Liken Market Marketplaces Market-Places Markets Open Others Places Present Seated Sitting WhereuntoMatthew 11 1. John sends his disciples to Jesus.7. Jesus' testimony concerning John. 16. The perverse judgment of the people concerning the Son. 20. Jesus upbraids Korazin, Bethsaida, and Capernaum; 25. and praising his Father's wisdom in revealing the Gospel to the simple, 28. he calls to him those who are weary and burdened. To what can I compare In this phrase, Jesus begins with a rhetorical question, inviting His audience to consider the nature of the generation He is addressing. The Greek word for "compare" is "ὁμοιόω" (homoiō), which means to liken or make similar. This suggests that Jesus is about to draw a parallel or analogy to help His listeners understand a deeper truth. In a historical context, rabbis often used parables and comparisons to teach, making this a familiar method of instruction for His audience. this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others (1) Many modern commentators (e.g. Meyer; Trench,' Studies,' p. 148) insist on the grammar and on the historical order in which the complaints are made, and believe that the Jews correspond to the pipers and the mourners, while it is John that refuses to rejoice, and our Lord that will not be sad. (2) But the more usual interpretation is preferable. For (a) in an illustrative saying one has chiefly to regard its general sense; . . . Greek To whatΤίνι (Tini) Interrogative / Indefinite Pronoun - Dative Neuter Singular Strong's 5101: Who, which, what, why. Probably emphatic of tis; an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what. can I compare ὁμοιώσω (homoiōsō) Verb - Future Indicative Active - 1st Person Singular Strong's 3666: To make like, liken; I compare. From homoios; to assimilate, i.e. Compare; passively, to become similar. this ταύτην (tautēn) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. generation? γενεὰν (genean) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's 1074: From genos; a generation; by implication, an age. They are ἐστὶν (estin) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1510: I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist. like ὁμοία (homoia) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 3664: Like, similar to, resembling, of equal rank. From the base of homou; similar. children παιδίοις (paidiois) Noun - Dative Neuter Plural Strong's 3813: Neuter diminutive of pais; a childling, i.e., an infant, or a half-grown boy or girl; figuratively, an immature Christian. sitting καθημένοις (kathēmenois) Verb - Present Participle Middle or Passive - Dative Neuter Plural Strong's 2521: To sit, be seated, enthroned; I dwell, reside. From kata; and hemai; to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside. in ἐν (en) Preposition Strong's 1722: In, on, among. A primary preposition denoting position, and instrumentality, i.e. A relation of rest; 'in, ' at, on, by, etc. the ταῖς (tais) Article - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. marketplaces ἀγοραῖς (agorais) Noun - Dative Feminine Plural Strong's 58: From ageiro; properly, the town-square; by implication, a market or thoroughfare. and ἃ (ha) Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 3739: Who, which, what, that. calling out προσφωνοῦντα (prosphōnounta) Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Neuter Plural Strong's 4377: From pros and phoneo; to sound towards, i.e. Address, exclaim, summon. to others: ἑτέροις (heterois) Adjective - Dative Neuter Plural Strong's 2087: (a) of two: another, a second, (b) other, different, (c) one's neighbor. Of uncertain affinity; other or different. 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