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

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：

“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:

“ 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

Jesus went on to say,“ What can I compare today’s people to? What are they like?They are like children sitting in the market and calling out to each other. They say,“‘ We played the flute for you. But you didn’t dance. We sang a funeral song. But you didn’t cry.’That is how it has been with John the Baptist. When he came to you, he didn’t eat bread or drink wine. And you say,‘ He has a demon.’But when the Son of Man came, he ate and drank as you do. And you say,‘ This fellow is always eating and drinking far too much. He’s a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’All who follow wisdom prove that wisdom is right.”

Then Jesus asked,“ What is God’s kingdom like? What can I compare it to?

What I’m about to tell you is true. All this will happen to those who are now living.

City of Jerusalem, what can I say about you? What can I compare you to? People of Zion, what are you like? I want to comfort you. Your wound is as deep as the ocean. Who can heal you?

You nest of poisonous snakes! How can you who are evil say anything good? Your mouths say everything that is in your hearts.

What I’m about to tell you is true. The people living now will certainly not pass away until all these things have happened.

Again Jesus said,“ What can we say God’s kingdom is like? What story can we use to explain it?