「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：

“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

主又說：「我用什麼來比擬這個世代的人呢？他們像什麼呢？他們就如街頭上戲耍的孩童——彼此呼叫，『我們吹娶親的樂曲，你們不跳舞；我們唱送葬的哀歌，你們不哭泣。』施洗者約翰來了，禁食禁酒，你們就說他被鬼附身了；人子來了，又吃又喝，你們就說，『看啊，祂是個貪吃好酒之徒，與稅吏和罪人爲友！』然而，智慧會在追求智慧的人身上得到驗證。」

耶穌繼續說：「上帝的國好像什麼呢？我該把上帝的國比作什麼呢？

我實在告訴你們，這一切的罪責都要歸到這個世代。

耶路撒冷啊，我該說什麼呢？誰能與你的苦難相比呢？錫安啊，我用什麼話語才能安慰你呢？你的傷口深如海洋，誰能醫治你呢？

你們這些毒蛇的後代！你們心裡邪惡，又怎能講出好話呢？因為心裡充滿的，口裡自然會說出來。

我實在告訴你們，這個世代還沒有過去，這一切都要發生。

耶穌說：「我們拿什麼比作上帝的國呢？用什麼比喻來解釋呢？