MAT 11:16 Parallel Verse View

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ULT Now to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplace, who are calling out to the others,

UST I will tell you what you people who live in this time period are like. You are like children playing games in an open area. They call out to their friends,

BSB § To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

BLB But to what will I compare this generation? It is like little children sitting in the markets and calling out to others,

AICNT “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces {who call out}[fn] to others,

11:16, they call out: ℵ(01) B(03) D(05) NA28 SBLGNT THGNT ‖ Some manuscripts read “and speaking to.” C(04) W(032) BYZ TR

OEB But to what will I compare the present generation? It is like little children sitting in the market-places and calling out to their playmates –

2DT To what will I compare this generation? It’s comparable to children sitting in the squares, who are voicing out to the others;

WEB “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions

NET “To what should I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another,

LSV And to what will I liken this generation? It is like little children in marketplaces, sitting and calling to others,

FBV What shall I compare this generation to? It's like children sitting in the market places shouting to each other,

TCNT “But to what should I compare this generation? It is like [fn]children sitting in the [fn]marketplaces and calling out to their companions,

11:16 children ¦ little children TR

11:16 marketplaces ¦ marketplace BYZ PCK

T4T “◄I will illustrate what you people who have heard what John the Baptizer and I have taught are like./Do you know what you people who have heard what John and I have taught are like?► [RHQ] You are like children who are playing games in an open area. Some of the children are calling to the others, saying,

LEB “But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another,

BBE But what comparison may I make of this generation? It is like children seated in the market-places, crying out to one another,

MOF No MOF MAT book available

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

DRA But whereunto shall I esteem this generation to be like? It is like to children sitting in the market place.

YLT 'And to what shall I liken this generation? it is like little children in market-places, sitting and calling to their comrades,

DBY But to whom shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets, which, calling to their companions,

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

WBS But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like to children sitting in the markets, and calling to their fellows,

KJB ¶ But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,

BB But whervnto shall I liken this generation? It is like vnto litle children, which sit in the markettes, and call vnto their felowes,
(But whervnto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto little children, which sit in the markettes, and call unto their fellows,)

GNV But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like vnto litle children which sit in the markets, and call vnto their fellowes,
(But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto little children which sit in the markets, and call unto their fellowes, )

CB But where vnto shal I licke this generacion? It is like vnto childre which syt in the market, and call vnto their felowes,
(But where unto shall I licke this generation? It is like unto children which sit in the market, and call unto their fellows,)

TNT But wher vnto shall I lyken this generacion? It ys lyke vnto chyldre which syt in the market and call vnto their felowes
(But wher unto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto chyldre which sit in the market and call unto their fellows )

WYC But to whom schal Y gesse this generacioun lijk? It is lijk to children sittynge in chepyng, that crien to her peeris,
(But to whom shall I gesse this generation like? It is like to children sitting in chepyng, that crien to her peeris,)

LUT Wem soll ich aber dies Geschlecht vergleichen? Es ist den Kindlein gleich, die an dem Markt sitzen und rufen gegen ihre Gesellen
(Wem should I but dies Geschlecht vergleichen? It is the Kindlein gleich, the at to_him Markt sit and rufen gegen ihre Gesellen)

CLV Cui autem similem æstimabo generationem istam? Similis est pueris sedentibus in foro: qui clamantes coæqualibus[fn]
(Cui however similem æstimabo generationem istam? Similis it_is pueris sedentibus in foro: who clamantes coæqualibus)

11.16 Cui autem, etc. Laudato Joanne transit ad increpandum illos, qui nec prædicatione Joannis moti sunt: vel ipsius Christi prædicationem despiciunt. Joannes talis ac tantus ut dixi, et adeo dignus, ut ei debeat credi: sed vos cui estis assimilandi, qui noluistis credere ei? Similis est pueris. Pueri doctores sunt humiles spiritu. Horum synagoga, vel ipsa Jerusalem, ubi jura præceptorum Dei recondebantur. Coæquales contribules quos solebant exprobrare, quod ad laudes Dei non assurrexerunt corde devoto, membrorum agilitate quod notat saltus. Nec per lamenta prophetarum pro excidiis jam factis vel faciendis ad pœnitentiam conversi sunt.

11.16 Cui autem, etc. Laudato Yoanne transit to increpandum illos, who but_not prædicatione Yoannis moti sunt: or ipsius Christi prædicationem despiciunt. Yoannes talis ac tantus as dixi, and adeo dignus, as to_him debeat credi: but vos cui estis assimilandi, who noluistis credere ei? Similis it_is pueris. Pueri doctores are humiles spiritu. Horum synagoga, or ipsa Yerusalem, where yura præceptorum God recondebantur. Coæquales contribules which solebant exprobrare, that to laudes God not/no assurrexerunt corde devoto, membrorum agilitate that notat saltus. Nec per lamenta prophetarum pro excidiis yam factis or faciendis to pœnitentiam conversi are.

UGNT τίνι δὲ ὁμοιώσω τὴν γενεὰν ταύτην? ὁμοία ἐστὶν παιδίοις καθημένοις ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς, ἃ προσφωνοῦντα τοῖς ἑτέροις
(tini de homoiōsō taʸn genean tautaʸn? homoia estin paidiois kathaʸmenois en tais agorais, ha prosfōnounta tois heterois)

SBL-GNT Τίνι δὲ ὁμοιώσω τὴν γενεὰν ταύτην; ὁμοία ἐστὶν παιδίοις ⸂καθημένοις ἐν ταῖς ἀγοραῖς ἃ προσφωνοῦντα τοῖς ἑτέροις⸃
(Tini de homoiōsō taʸn genean tautaʸn; homoia estin paidiois ⸂kathaʸmenois en tais agorais ha prosfōnounta tois heterois⸃ )

TC-GNT Τίνι δὲ ὁμοιώσω τὴν γενεὰν ταύτην; Ὁμοία ἐστὶ [fn]παιδίοις [fn]ἐν ἀγοραῖς καθημένοις, [fn]καὶ προσφωνοῦσι τοῖς [fn]ἑταίροις αὐτῶν,
(Tini de homoiōsō taʸn genean tautaʸn; Homoia esti paidiois en agorais kathaʸmenois, kai prosfōnousi tois hetairois autōn,)

11:16 παιδιοις ¦ παιδαριοις TR

11:16 εν αγοραις καθημενοις ¦ εν αγορα καθημενοις BYZ PCK ¦ καθημενοις εν αγοραις ANT ¦ καθημενοις εν ταις αγοραις CT

11:16 και προσφωνουσιν ¦ α προσφωνουντα ANT CT

11:16 εταιροις αυτων ¦ ετεροις αυτων BYZ HF ¦ ετεροις CT

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: grammar-connect-words-phrases

δὲ

but

Here, the word Now introduces the next topic. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use a word or phrase that introduces the next topic, or you could leave Now untranslated. Alternate translation: “Next,”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

τίνι δὲ ὁμοιώσω τὴν γενεὰν ταύτην?

˱to˲_what but ˱I˲_/will_be/_likening ¬the generation this

Jesus is using the question form to introduce a comparison between this generation and children sitting in the marketplace. If you would not use the question form for this purpose in your language, you could translate this as a statement or an exclamation. Alternate translation: “Here is what I compare this generation to.”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

τὴν γενεὰν ταύτην

¬the generation this

Here, generation represents the people who are part of the generation, which means that they are adults who are currently alive. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression from your language or state the meaning plainly. Alternate translation: “today’s people” or “the people of this generation”

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

ὁμοία ἐστὶν

similar ˱it˲_is

These words are the beginning of Jesus’ comparison. His opponents complain about John being too austere, and they complain about Jesus not being austere enough, just like children who complain when other children don’t dance with them, and then complain again when they don’t cry with them. Since Jesus explains this comparison in the following verses, you do not need to explain it here in your translation.

Note 5 topic: translate-unknown

ταῖς ἀγοραῖς

the marketplaces

A marketplace is a large, open-air area where people buy and sell goods. If your readers would not be familiar with this type of area, you could use the name of something similar in your area or you could use a more general term. Alternate translation: “the town square” or “the park”

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