馬太福音 11:16

16 我 可 用 甚 麼 比 這 世 代 呢 ？ 好 像 孩 童 坐 在 街 市 上 招 呼 同 伴 ， 說 ：

馬太福音 11:16 Meaning and Commentary

Matthew 11:16

But whereunto shall I liken this generation?
The men of that age, the stubborn and perverse Jews; who were pleased with nothing, with no man's ministry, neither with John's, nor with Christ's, but found fault with whatever they heard, or saw done:

it is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling to
their fellows:
that is, the case of such persons may be fitly represented by children in a public market, calling to their companions, to pipe or mourn with them, and who are so morose and sullen as to do neither: for the men of that generation, are not the good natured children, that called to their fellows, and were willing to join in innocent diversions and exercises; but rather John the Baptist, Christ and his disciples, who may be compared to "children", for their harmlessness and simplicity; and are represented as "sitting in markets", places of concourse, where much people met together; which may intend the synagogues and temple, and other public places, which they made use of to publish their doctrines in, to preach to, and exhort the people; and as "calling to their fellows", to their contemporaries, to those of their own nation, by the external ministry of the word.

馬太福音 11:16 In-Context

14 你 們 若 肯 領 受 ， 這 人 就 是 那 應 當 來 的 以 利 亞 。

15 有 耳 可 聽 的 ， 就 應 當 聽 ！

16 我 可 用 甚 麼 比 這 世 代 呢 ？ 好 像 孩 童 坐 在 街 市 上 招 呼 同 伴 ， 說 ：

17 我 們 向 你 們 吹 笛 ， 你 們 不 跳 舞 ； 我 們 向 你 們 舉 哀 ， 你 們 不 捶 胸 。

18 約 翰 來 了 ， 也 不 吃 也 不 喝 ， 人 就 說 他 是 被 鬼 附 著 的 ；