Matthew 11:16
“But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
And saying, we have piped unto you, and ye have not danced,.... The allusion is to Jewish children, who having seen…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870Matthew 11:16-19
But whereunto shall I liken ... - Christ proceeds to reprove the inconsistency and fickleness of that age of people. He…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Matthew 11:16-24
Christ was going on in the praise of John the Baptist and his ministry, but here stops on a sudden, and turns that to…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? The children who complain of their companions are the Jews who are…
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