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31 “To what then shall I compare the men of this generation, and what are they like? 32 They are like children, sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, who say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not cry.’ 33 For John the Baptist has come (A)eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon!’ 34 The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a [a]drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and [b]sinners!’ 35 Yet wisdom (B)is vindicated [c]by all her children.”

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  1. Luke 7:34 Or wine-drinker
  2. Luke 7:34 Irreligious Jews
  3. Luke 7:35 Or from

31 [a]And the Lord said, (A)“To what then shall I liken the men of this generation, and what are they like? 32 They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, saying:

‘We played the flute for you,
And you did not dance;
We mourned to you,
And you did not weep.’

33 For (B)John the Baptist came (C)neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ 34 The Son of Man has come (D)eating and drinking, and you say, ‘Look, a glutton and a [b]winebibber, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ 35 (E)But wisdom is justified by all her children.”

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  1. Luke 7:31 NU, M omit And the Lord said
  2. Luke 7:34 An excessive drinker