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Butwhereunto shall I likenthisgeneration? It islike unto childrensittingin the markets,andcalling unto theirfellows,
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Andsaying, We have piped unto you,and ye havenotdanced; we have mourned unto you,and ye havenotlamented.
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ForJohncameneithereatingnordrinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
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The Son of mancameeatinganddrinking, and they say, Behold a mangluttonous,and a winebibber, a friend of publicansandsinners.Butwisdom is justifiedofherchildren.
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Then began he to upbraid the citieswherein*most of his mighty works were done, because they repentednot:
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Woe unto thee,Chorazin!woe unto thee,Bethsaida!forif the mighty works,which were doneinyou, had been doneinTyreandSidon, they would have repented long ago*insackclothandashes.
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But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for TyreandSidonat the day of judgment,than for you.