World English Bible
Matthew 11:16
“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions”
Verse in context — Matthew 11
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If you are willing to receive it, this is Elijah, who is to come.
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He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
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But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions
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and say, 'We played the flute for you, and you didn't dance. We mourned for you, and you didn't lament.
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For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.
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