Luke 7:31

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

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BSBPD

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

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

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

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 7:31 — 3 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Lamentations 2:13What can I say for you? To what can I compare you, O Daughter of Jerusalem? To what can I liken you, that I may console you, O Virgin Daughter of Zion? For your wound is as deep as the sea. Who can ever heal you?
  2. Matthew 11:16To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
  3. Mark 4:30Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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