King James Version
Matthew 11:16 in the King James Version says “But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fel...” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 11 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,”
Matthew 11:16 · KJV
And if ye will receive it, this is Elias, which was for to come.
He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“whereunto”
G5101an interrogative pronoun, who, which or what (in direct or indirect questions)
“the markets”
G58properly, the town-square (as a place of public resort); by implication, a market or thoroughfare
“sitting”
G2521and ???? (to sit; akin to the base of g1476); to sit down; figuratively, to remain, reside
“and”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
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