King James Version
What Does Luke 7:31 Mean?
“And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?”
Context
29
And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
30
But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him. rejected: or, frustrated against: or, within themselves
31
And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
32
They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
33
For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
Commentary
Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers(31-35) **Whereunto then shall I liken . . .**—See Notes on Matthew 11:16-19. Some of the better MSS. omit the introductory words, “and the Lord said.”
Charles John Ellicott (1819–1905). Public Domain.
Historical Context
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Theological Significance
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