Luke 7:31
“And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 Luke 7:31 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?
Open English Bible (OEB)English
“To what then,”Jesus continued, “should I compare the people of the present generation? What are they like?
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wem soll ich nun die Menschen dieses Geschlechts vergleichen? und wem sind sie gleich?
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y dice el Señor: ¿A quién, pues, compararé los hombres de esta generación, y á qué son semejantes?
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
E o Senhor disse: “A quem, pois, compararei as pessoas desta geração? E a quem são semelhantes?
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
“A quem, pois, compararei as pessoas desta geração? A quem elas se assemelham?
📖 Luke 7:31 in Context
29And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
30But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
31And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
32They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
33For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
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