Devine Scripture

Luke 7:31

Luke chapter 7 · verse 31 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?

Context

v.30But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected for themselves the counsel of God, being not baptized of him.

v.31This passage

v.32They are like unto children that sit in the marketplace, and call one to another; who say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not weep.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Mark 4:30

    And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?

  • Lamentations 2:13

    What shall I testify unto thee? what shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? For thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?

  • Matthew 11:16

    But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows