Luke 7:31

¶ And the Lord said, whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan

"To what then shall I compare the men of this generation, and what are they like?
- New American Standard Version (1995)

Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?
- American Standard Version (1901)

What comparison am I to make of the men of this generation? what are they like?
- Basic English Bible

"To what, then, can I compare the men of this generation? What are they like?
- Berean Standard Bible Bible

To whom therefore shall I liken the men of this generation, and to whom are they like?
- Darby Bible

And the Lord said: Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
- Douay-Rheims Bible

Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?
- English Revised Version

To what then will I liken the people of this generation? What are they like?
- World English Bible

Wesley's Notes for Luke 7:31

7:29 And all the people - Our Lord continues his discourse: justified God - Owned his wisdom and mercy in thus calling them to repentance, and preparing them for Him that was to come.

7:30 But the Pharisees and scribes - The good, learned, honourable men: made void the counsel, the gracious design, of God toward them - They disappointed all these methods of his love, and would receive no benefit from them.

7:32 They are like children sitting in the market place - So froward and perverse, that no contrivance can be found to please them. It is plain our Lord means, that they were like the children complained of, not like those that made the complaint.