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Matthew 11:15-19
English Standard Version
Matthew 11:15-19
English Standard Version
15 (A)He who has ears to hear,[a] let him hear.
16 “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates,
17 “‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
18 For John came (B)neither eating (C)nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ 19 The Son of Man came (D)eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, (E)a friend of (F)tax collectors and sinners!’ Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds.”[b]
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- Matthew 11:15 Some manuscripts omit to hear
- Matthew 11:19 Some manuscripts children (compare Luke 7:35)
Matthew 11:15-19
New International Version
Matthew 11:15-19
New International Version
15 Whoever has ears, let them hear.(A)
16 “To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
17 “‘We played the pipe for you,
and you did not dance;
we sang a dirge,
and you did not mourn.’
18 For John came neither eating(B) nor drinking,(C) and they say, ‘He has a demon.’ 19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’(D) But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”
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