Matthew 11:16
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 11:16 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 11:16 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fel..." Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 11:16 — KJV
“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)
Matthew 11:16 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 11:16
“And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?”
Shares key themes with Matthew 11:16: whereunto, liken, generation
“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.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 11:16: like, children, sitting
“This is the book of the generations of Adam. In the day that God created man, in the likeness of God made he him;”
Shares key themes with Matthew 11:16: liken, generation, like
“When thou shalt beget children, and children's children, and ye shall have remained long in the land, and shall corrupt yourselves, and make a graven image, or the likeness of any thing, and shall do evil in the sight of the LORD thy God, to provoke him to anger:”
Shares key themes with Matthew 11:16: liken, like, children
“Like as a lion that is greedy of his prey, and as it were a young lion lurking in secret places. Like...: Heb. The likeness of him (that is, of every one of them) is as a lion that desireth to ravin lurking: Heb. sitting”
Shares key themes with Matthew 11:16: liken, like, sitting
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