“这个世代的人好像什么呢？他们好像一群在街上玩耍的儿童对别的孩子说，

我可用什么比这世代呢？好像孩童坐在街市上招呼同伴，说：

“我该用什么来比这世代呢？这正像孩童坐在街市上向同伴呼喊：

“我该用什么来比这世代呢？这正像孩童坐在街市上向同伴呼喊：

“我要把这世代比作什么呢？它好像一些小孩子坐在市中心，呼叫别的小孩子，

“我要把这世代比做什么呢？它就好比孩子们坐在街市上呼叫别的孩子，

我可用甚麼比這世代呢？好像孩童坐在街市上招呼同伴，說：

「我該用甚麼來比這世代呢？這正像孩童坐在街市上向同伴呼喊：

「我該用甚麼來比這世代呢？這正像孩童坐在街市上向同伴呼喊：

「這個世代的人好像什麼呢？他們好像一群在街上玩耍的兒童對別的孩子說，

“我要把這世代比作甚麼呢？它好像一些小孩子坐在市中心，呼叫別的小孩子，

『至於這世代、我要用甚麼來比擬它呢？那就像小孩子坐在市場上呼叫別的小孩說：

「我要把這世代比做什麼呢？它就好比孩子們坐在街市上呼叫別的孩子，

斯世將何以喻之、譬童子坐於市、呼其侶、

斯世將何以比之、譬童子坐市井、呼其侶曰、

是世我何以譬之、譬諸童子坐於街市、呼其侶曰、

然今茲世代、吾將何以比之？譬諸童子坐於市井、而招其伴曰：

“ To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

“ What can I compare today’s people to? They are like children sitting in the markets and calling out to others. They say,

“ But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates,

“ To what can I compare this generation? It is like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends,

“ To what should I compare this generation? It’s like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to other children:

“ But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call out to the other children,

“ But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their companions,

But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows

“ To what should I compare this generation? It’s like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to each other:

But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,

“ To what should I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another,

“ But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions

主又说：“我用什么来比拟这个世代的人呢？他们像什么呢？他们就如街头上戏耍的孩童——彼此呼叫，“‘我们吹娶亲的乐曲，你们不跳舞；我们唱送葬的哀歌，你们不哭泣。’施洗者约翰来了，禁食禁酒，你们就说他被鬼附身了；人子来了，又吃又喝，你们就说，‘看啊，祂是个贪吃好酒之徒，与税吏和罪人为友！’然而，智慧会在追求智慧的人身上得到验证。”

耶稣继续说：“上帝的国好像什么呢？我该把上帝的国比作什么呢？

我实在告诉你们，这一切的罪责都要归到这个世代。

耶路撒冷啊，我该说什么呢？谁能与你的苦难相比呢？锡安啊，我用什么话语才能安慰你呢？你的伤口深如海洋，谁能医治你呢？

你们这些毒蛇的后代！你们心里邪恶，又怎能讲出好话呢？因为心里充满的，口里自然会说出来。

我实在告诉你们，这个世代还没有过去，这一切都要发生。

耶稣说：“我们拿什么比作上帝的国呢？用什么比喻来解释呢？