King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 11:16
“‹But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,›”
Verse in context — Matthew 11
14
‹And if ye will receive› [it], ‹this is Elias, which was for to come.›
15
‹He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.›
16
‹But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,›
17
‹And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.›
18
‹For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.›
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