Matthew 11:16
To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows
KJV
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
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Commentary
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Τίνι | Tini | To what | G5101 → |
| δὲ | de | however | G1161 → |
| ὁμοιώσω | homoiōsō | will I compare | G3666 → |
| τὴν | tēn | <the> | G3588 → |
| γενεὰν | genean | generation | G1074 → |
| ταύτην; | tautēn | this? | G3778 → |
| ὁμοία | homoia | Like | G3664 → |
| ἐστὶν | estin | it is | G1510 → |
| παιδίοις | paidiois | children | G3813 → |
| καθημένοις | kathēmenois | sitting | G2521 → |
| ἐν | en | in | G1722 → |
| ταῖς | tais | the | G3588 → |
| ἀγοραῖς | agorais | markets | G58 → |
| ἃ | ha | who | G3739 → |
| προσφωνοῦντα | prosphōnounta | calling out | G4377 → |
| τοῖς | tois | <the> | G3588 → |
| ἑτέροις | heterois | to others | G2087 → |
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