New American Standard Bible 1995 NASB95
New International Version NIV
16 "But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market places, who call out to the other children,
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“To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
17 and say, 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.'
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“ ‘We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
18 "For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon!'
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For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’
19 "The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, 'Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is vindicated by her deeds."
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The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”
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