King James Version
Luke 7:31 in the King James Version says “And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?” — study this verse from Luke chapter 7 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?”
Luke 7:31 · KJV
And all the people that heard him, and the publicans, justified God, being baptized with the baptism of John.
But the Pharisees and lawyers rejected the counsel of God against themselves, being not baptized of him. rejected: or, frustrated against: or, within themselves
And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
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.
For John the Baptist came neither eating bread nor drinking wine; and ye say, He hath a devil.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“the Lord”
G2962supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
“Whereunto”
G5101an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“Whereunto”
G5101an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
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