Verse 31
Luke 7:31
Bible in Basic English
31
What comparison am I to make of the men of this generation? what are they like?
Original Language Text
greek
Τίνι οὖν ὁμοιώσω τοὺς ἀνθρώπους τῆς γενεᾶς ταύτης, καὶ τίνι εἰσὶν ὅμοιοι;
English Translation
To whom then shall I compare the people of this generation, and to whom are they alike?
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 7 Context
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After he had come to the end of all his words in the hearing of the people, he went into Capernaum.
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And a certain captain had a servant who was very dear to him; this servant was ill and near to death...
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And when news of Yashua (Jesus) came to his ears, he sent to him rulers of the Jews, requesting that...
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And they, when they came to Yashua (Jesus), made their request warmly, saying,
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It is right for you to do this for him, because he is a friend to our nation, and himself has put up...
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And Yashua (Jesus) went with them. And when he was not far from the house, the man sent friends to h...
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And I had the feeling that I was not even good enough to come to you: but say the word only, and my...
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For I, myself, am a man under authority, having men under me; and I say to this one, Go, and he goes...
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And when these things were said to Yashua (Jesus), he was surprised, and, turning to the mass of peo...
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And when those who were sent came back to the house they saw that the servant was well.
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And it came about, after a little time, that he went to a town named Nain; and his disciples went wi...
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Now when he came near the door of the town, a dead man was being taken out, the only son of his moth...
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And when the Lord saw her, he had pity on her and said to her, Be not sad.
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And he came near, and put his hand on the stretcher where the dead man was: and those who were movin...
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And the dead man got up, and words came from his lips. And he gave him to his mother.
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And fear came on all, and they gave praise to God (Elohim), saying, A great prophet is among us: and...
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And this story about him went through all Judaea and the places round about.
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And the disciples of John gave him an account of all these things.
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Then John sent two of his disciples to the Lord, saying, Are you he who is to come, or are we waitin...
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And when the men came to him they said, John the Baptist has sent us to you, saying, Are you he who...
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At that time, he made a number of people free from their diseases and their pains, and from evil spi...
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And answering them he said, Go back and give news to John of what you have seen, and the things whic...
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And a blessing will be on him who has no doubts about me.
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And when the men who were sent by John had gone away, he said to the people, about John, What did yo...
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But what did you go out to see? a man in soft clothing? See now, those who have beautiful clothing a...
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But what did you go out to see? a prophet? Yes, I say to you, and more than a prophet.
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This is he of whom it has been said, See, I send my servant before your face, who will make ready yo...
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I say to you, Among all the sons of women, not one is greater than John: but he who is least in the...
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(And all the people, and the tax-farmers, to whom John had given baptism, when they had knowledge of...
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But the Pharisees and the teachers of the law were against the purpose of God (Elohim) for themselve...
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What comparison am I to make of the men of this generation? what are they like?
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They are like children who are seated in the market-place, crying out to one another, and saying, We...
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For John the Baptist came, taking no food or drink, and you say, He has an evil spirit.
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The Son of man came feasting, and you say, Here is a lover of food and wine, a friend of tax-farmers...
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But wisdom is judged to be right by all her children.
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And one of the Pharisees made a request that he would take a meal with him. And he went into the Pha...
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And there was a woman in the town who was a sinner; and when she had news that he was a guest in the...
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And went in and took her place at the back of him, near his feet, weeping, so that his feet were was...
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Now when the Pharisee in whose house he was saw it, he said to himself, This man, if he was a prophe...
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And Yashua (Jesus), answering, said, Simon, I have something to say to you. And he said, Master, say...
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And he said, Two men were in debt to a certain man of business: one had a debt of five hundred pence...
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When they were unable to make payment, he made the two of them free of their debts. Which of them, n...
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Simon, in answer, said, It seems he whose debt was greater. And he said, Your decision is right.
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And turning to the woman he said to Simon, You see this woman? I came into your house; you did not g...
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You did not give me a kiss: but she, from the time when I came in, has gone on kissing my feet.
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You put no oil on my head: but she has put perfume on my feet.
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And so I say to you, She will have forgiveness for her sins which are great in number, because of he...
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And he said to her, You have forgiveness for your sins.
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And those who were seated at table with him said to themselves, Who is this who even gives forgivene...
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And he said to the woman, By your faith you have salvation; go in peace.
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