Luke 7:31
New King James Version
31 [a]And the Lord said, (A)“To what then shall I liken the men of this generation, and what are they like?
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- Luke 7:31 NU, M omit And the Lord said
Matthew 11:16-19
New King James Version
16 (A)“But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions, 17 and saying:
‘We played the flute for you,
And you did not dance;
We mourned to you,
And you did not [a]lament.’
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look, a glutton and a [b]winebibber, (B)a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ (C)But wisdom is justified by her [c]children.”
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- Matthew 11:17 Lit. beat your breast
- Matthew 11:19 wine drinker
- Matthew 11:19 NU works
Lamentations 2:13
New King James Version
13 How shall I (A)console[a] you?
To what shall I liken you,
O daughter of Jerusalem?
What shall I compare with you, that I may comfort you,
O virgin daughter of Zion?
For your ruin is spread wide as the sea;
Who can heal you?
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- Lamentations 2:13 Or bear witness to
Mark 4:30
New King James Version
The Parable of the Mustard Seed(A)
30 Then He said, (B)“To what shall we liken the kingdom of God? Or with what parable shall we picture it?
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