Luke 7:31-34 And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?… 1. Poverty the common lot. 2. The happy endurance of poverty rare. The secret of its trust. 3. Besides these sweet virtues of resignation, trust and contentment, there is another which seems to me to become rarer and rarer — cheerfulness. Our age is not only perplexed but sad. There is not enough of enthusiasm and unselfishness left among us for hearty and wholesome laughter. (Archdeacon Farrar.) Parallel Verses KJV: And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?WEB: "To what then will I liken the people of this generation? What are they like? |
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