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Luke 7:31 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: World English Bible — Catholic Edition
" “To what then should I compare the people of this generation? What are they like? "
Luke 7:31
Verse in Context
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29 When all the people and the tax collectors heard this, they declared God to be just, having been baptized with John’s baptism.
30 But the Pharisees and the lawyers rejected the counsel of God, not being baptized by him themselves.
31 “To what then should I compare the people of this generation? What are they like?
32 They are like children who sit in the marketplace and call to one another, saying, ‘We piped to you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned, and you didn’t weep.’
33 For John the Baptizer came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’
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Luke 7:1
"After he had finished speaking in the hearing of the people, he entered into Capernaum."
Luke 7:2
"A certain centurion’s servant, who was dear to him, was sick and at the point of death."
Luke 7:3
"When he heard about Jesus, he sent to him elders of the Jews, asking him to come and save his servant."
Luke 7:4
"When they came to Jesus, they begged him earnestly, saying, “He is worthy for you to do this for him,"
Luke 7:5
"for he loves our nation, and he built our synagogue for us.”"
Luke 7:6
"Jesus went with them. When he was now not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to him, saying to him, “Lord, don’t trouble yourself, for I am not worthy for you to come under my roof."
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