Jesus went on to say,“ What can I compare today’s people to? What are they like?

主又说：“这样，我可用什么比这世代的人呢？他们好像什么呢？

主又说：“这样，我该用什么来比这世代的人呢？他们好像什么呢？

主又说：“这样，我该用什么来比这世代的人呢？他们好像什么呢？

主又说：“我用什么来比拟这个世代的人呢？他们像什么呢？

耶稣又说：“我要把这世代的人比作什么呢？他们好像什么呢？

主又说：“我要把这世代的人比做什么呢？他们好比什么呢？

主又說：「這樣，我可用甚麼比這世代的人呢？他們好像甚麼呢？

主又說：「這樣，我該用甚麼來比這世代的人呢？他們好像甚麼呢？

主又說：「這樣，我該用甚麼來比這世代的人呢？他們好像甚麼呢？

主又說：「我用什麼來比擬這個世代的人呢？他們像什麼呢？

耶穌又說：“我要把這世代的人比作甚麼呢？他們好像甚麼呢？

『這樣、我要用甚麼來比擬這世代的人呢？他們好像甚麼呢？

主又說：「我要把這世代的人比做什麼呢？他們好比什麼呢？

又曰、斯世之人、我何以比之、其何似耶、

主曰、斯世之人、將何以比之、又以何譬譬之耶、

主又曰、有原文抄本無此句斯世之人、我將何以喻之、彼何似也、

『夫斯代之人、予將何以擬之、彼亦何所似乎？

Jesus went on to say,“ To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like?

“ To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?

“ To what can I compare the people of this generation?” Jesus asked.“ How can I describe them?

“ To what then should I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?

“ To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?

And the Lord said,“ To what then shall I liken the men of this generation, and what are they like?

Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?

“ To what then should I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?

And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?

“ To what then should I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?

“ To what then should I compare the people of this generation? What are they like?

“ What can I compare today’s people to? They are like children sitting in the markets and calling out to others. They say,“‘ We played the flute for you. But you didn’t dance. We sang a funeral song. But you didn’t become sad.’When John came, he didn’t eat or drink as you do. And people say,‘ He has a demon.’But when the Son of Man came, he ate and drank as you do. And people say,‘ This fellow is always eating and drinking far too much. He’s a friend of tax collectors and“ sinners.” ’ By wise actions wisdom is shown to be right.”

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?

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