Luke 7:31
King James Version (KJV)
And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
In context
29 And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
30 But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him.
31 And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
32 They 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.
33 For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
Luke 7:31 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
- WEB World English Bible
- “To what then should I compare the people of this generation? What are they like?
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- “To what, then, can I compare the men of this generation? What are they like?
- ASV American Standard Version
- Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- And the Lord said, 'To what, then, shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
- DBY Darby Translation
- To whom therefore shall I liken the men of this generation, and to whom are they like?
- WBS Webster Bible
- And the Lord said, To what then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?