¹⁶ But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows

³¹ Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?

³² They are like unto children that sit in the marketplace, and call one to another; who say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not weep.

³³ For John the Baptist is come eating no bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a demon.

³⁴ The Son of man is come eating and drinking; and ye say, Behold, a gluttonous man, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners!

³⁵ And wisdom is justified of all her children.

¹³ What shall I testify unto thee? what shall I liken to thee, O daughter of Jerusalem? What shall I compare to thee, that I may comfort thee, O virgin daughter of Zion? For thy breach is great like the sea: who can heal thee?

³⁴ Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

³⁶ Verily I say unto you, All these things shall come upon this generation.

³⁴ Verily I say unto you, This generation shall not pass away, till all these things be accomplished.

³⁰ And he said, How shall we liken the kingdom of God? or in what parable shall we set it forth?

¹⁸ He said therefore, Unto what is the kingdom of God like? and whereunto shall I liken it?