Luke 7:31 KJV — MannaFest

Luke 7:31

And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

KJV

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ASV

Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?

WEB

“To what, then, can I compare the men of this generation? What are they like?

YLT

And the Lord said, `To what, then, shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

DBT

To whom therefore shall I liken the men of this generation, and to whom are they like?

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Luke — Luke's 'orderly account' (1:3) follows Jesus from Bethlehem through the long travel narrative to Jerusalem and the Emmaus road.

Author: Luke, beloved physician (Col 4:14), travel-companion of Paul
Date: c. AD 60–62

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Matthew 11:16
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
Deuteronomy 32:20
And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faith.
Lamentations 2:13
What thing shall I take to witness for thee? what thing shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? what shall I equal to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? for thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?
Mark 4:30
And he said, Whereunto shall we liken the kingdom of God? or with what comparison shall we compare it?
Luke 13:18
Then said he, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I resemble it?

Cross-references: OpenBible.info (CC-BY), based on the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

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Christ comforting a poor penitent that applied herself to him, all in tears of godly sorrow for sin, assuring her that her sins were pardoned, and justifying himself in the favour he showed her against the cavils of a proud Pharisee,

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

): " Whereunto shall I liken the men of this generation? What can I think of absurd enough to represent them by? They are, then, like children sitting in the market-place, that mind nothing that is serious, but are as full of play as they can hold.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

CHRIST'S FEET WASHED WITH TEARS. 37, 38. a sinner--one who had led a profligate life. Note.--There is no ground whatever for the popular notion that this woman was Mary Magdalene, nor do we know what her name was.

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown· Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible, 1871reformed

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