^16 (A)“But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions,

^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:

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.”

The Parable of the Mustard Seed^(A)

^18 (B)Then He said, “What is the kingdom of God like? And to what shall I compare it?

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?

³⁶ Assuredly, I say to you, all these things will come upon this generation.

³⁴ Assuredly, I say to you, ^(A)this generation will by no means pass away till all these things take place.

^34 (A)Brood^[a] of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? ^(B)For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.