Jesus Testifies about John
Matthew 11:16
In 9 translations
- BSB
- To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
- KJV
- ¶ But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
- WEB
- “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions
- ASV
- But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows
- LSV
- And to what will I liken this generation? It is like little children in marketplaces, sitting and calling to others,
- YLT
- 'And to what shall I liken this generation? it is like little children in market-places, sitting and calling to their comrades,
- DBY
- But to whom shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, which, calling to their companions,
- DRC
- But whereunto shall I esteem this generation to be like? It is like to children sitting in the market place.
- GNV
- But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like vnto litle children which sit in the markets, and call vnto their fellowes,
Word by word Greek · tap a word
Where the editions differ
Editions are published forms of the Hebrew and Greek texts. Meet the editions and sources →
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text read παιδίοις (“children”); Textus Receptus read παιδαρίοις (“little children”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἃ (“who”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read καὶ (“and”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read προσφωνοῦντα (“calling out”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read προσφωνοῦσιν (“calling out”).
- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ἑτέροις (“to others”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἑταίροις (“to friends”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (4)
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἐν elsewhere in this verse.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles include ταῖς (“the”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
- Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἀγοραῖς elsewhere in this verse.
- In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text include αὐτῶν (“of them”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles do not include this wording.
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.
- SBLGNT: καθημένοις ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς ἃ προσφωνοῦντα τοῖς ἑτέροις. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read καθημένοις ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς ἃ προσφωνοῦντα τοῖς ἑτέροις; Robinson–Pierpont read ἐν ἀγοραῖς καθημένοις καὶ προσφωνοῦσιν τοῖς ἑταίροις αὐτῶν.
Copyright 2010 by the Society of Biblical Literature and Logos Bible Software. CC BY 4.0.
Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.
Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- Τίνι δὲ ὁμοιώσω τὴν γενεὰν ταύτην; ὁμοία ἐστὶν παιδίοις καθημένοις ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς ἃ προσφωνοῦντα τοῖς ἑτέροις
- RP2018
- Τίνι δὲ ὁμοιώσω τὴν γενεὰν ταύτην; Ὁμοία ἐστὶν παιδίοις ἐν ἀγοραῖς καθημένοις, καὶ προσφωνοῦσιν τοῖς ἑταίροις αὐτῶν,
- TR-Boyd
- Τίνι δὲ ὁμοιώσω τὴν γενεὰν ταύτην; Ὁμοία ἐστὶ παιδαρίοις ἐν ἀγοραῖς καθημένοις, καὶ προσφωνοῦσι τοῖς ἑταίροις αὐτῶν,
- SCR1894
- τινι δε ομοιωσω την γενεαν ταυτην ομοια εστιν παιδαριοις εν αγοραις καθημενοις και προσφωνουσιν τοις εταιροις αυτων
Who and where
◆ Jesus' Message on John the Baptist
People, places and events the Theographic dataset links to this verse.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
CommerceGamesMarket-placeDanceChildFellowCityMarket; Marketplace; MartWicked, the, Are Compared toPapyrus
From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).
Cross-references most cited first
- Luke 7:31–35“To what, then, can I compare the men of this generation? What are they like? They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to one another: ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we…
- 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?
- Luke 13:18Then Jesus asked, “What is the kingdom of God like? To what can I compare it?
- Matthew 12:34You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.
- Mark 4:30Then He asked, “To what can we compare the kingdom of God? With what parable shall we present it?
- Matthew 23:36Truly I tell you, all these things will come upon this generation.
- Matthew 24:34Truly I tell you, this generation will not pass away until all these things have happened.
From the OpenBible.info cross-reference set (votes from readers; not every link is a quotation or allusion).