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Matthew 11:16 KJV
Matthew · chapter 11 · verse 16 · King James Version
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,Matthew 11:16 · King James Version
Matthew 11:16 in context
14And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
15He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
16But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
17And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
Key words (Strong's)
- generationgeneafathered, birth, nativity, that which has been begotten, men of the same stock, a family…G1074 →
- whereuntotiswho, which, whatG5101 →
- childrenpaidarionlittle boy, a ladG3808 →
- sittingkathēmaito sit down, seat one's self, to sit, be seated, of a place occupied, to have a fixed…G2521 →
- marketsagoraany assembly, especially of the people, the place of assembly, for public debating,, for…G58 →
- callingprosphōneōto call to, to address by calling, to call to one's self, summonG4377 →
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