Matthew 11:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsMatthew 11:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
Τίνι
tís
G5101
who
δὲ
dé
G1161
but
ὁμοιώσω
homoióō
G3666
to make like
τὴν
ho
G3588
the
γενεὰν
geneá
G1074
generation
ταύτην
hoûtos
G3778
this
ὁμοία
hómoios
G3664
like
ἐστὶν
eimí
G1510
to be
παιδίοις
paidíon
G3813
small child
καθημένοις
káthēmai
G2521
to sit down
ἐν
en
G1722
in
ταῖς
ho
G3588
the
ἀγοραῖς
agorá
G58
assembly
ἃ
hós
G3739
who
προσφωνοῦντα
prosphōnéō
G4377
to call to
τοῖς
ho
G3588
the
ἑτέροις
héteros
G2087
another
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
"But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions
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King James Version Public Domain
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Now to what will I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplace, who are calling out to the others,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).