The Parables
of Jesus
25. Playing Children
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| 16 Tivni de; oJmoiwvsw th;n genea;n tauvthn; oJmoiva ejsti;n paidivoi" kaqhmevnoi" ejn tai'" ajgorai'" a& prosfwnou'nta toi'" eJtevroi" 17 levgousin, Hujlhvsamen uJmi'n kai; oujk wjrchvsasqe, ejqrhnhvsamen kai; oujk ejkovyasqe. 18 h\lqen ga;r ÅIwavnnh" mhvte ejsqivwn mhvte pivnwn, kai; levgousin, Daimovnion e[cei. 19 h\lqen oJ uiJo;" tou' ajnqrwvpou ejsqivwn kai; pivnwn, kai; levgousin, ÅIdou; a[nqrwpo" favgo" kai; oijnopovth", telwnw'n fivlo" kai; aJmartwlw'n. kai; ejdikaiwvqh hJ sofiva ajpo; tw'n e[rgwn aujth'". | 16 "But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the market places and calling to their playmates, 17 `We piped to you, and you did not dance; we wailed, and you did not mourn.' 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, `He has a demon; 19 the Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, `Behold, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' Yet wisdom is justified by her deeds." |
| 31 Tivni ou\n oJmoiwvsw
tou;" ajnqrwvpou" th'" genea'" tauvth" kai; tivni eijsi;n o&moioi;
32 o&moioiv eijsin paidivoi" toi'" ejn ajgora'/ kaqhmevnoi" kai; prosfwnou'sin ajllhvloi" a& levgei, Hujlhvsamen uJmi'n kai; oujk wjrchvsasqe, ejqrhnhvsamen kai; oujk ejklauvsate. 33 ejlhvluqen ga;r ÅIwavnnh" oJ baptisth;" mh; ejsqivwn a[rton mhvte pivnwn oi\non, kai; levgete, Daimovnion e[cei. 34 ejlhvluqen oJ uiJo;" tou' ajnqrwvpou ejsqivwn kai; pivnwn, kai; levgete, ÅIdou; a[nqrwpo" favgo" kai; oijnopovth", fivlo" telwnw'n kai; aJmartwlw'n. 35 kai; ejdikaiwvqh hJ sofiva ajpo; pavntwn tw'n tevknwn aujth'". |
31 "To what then shall I compare the men of this
generation, and what are they like? 32 They are like children sitting
in the market place and calling to one another, `We piped to you, and you
did not dance; we wailed, and you did not weep. 33 For John the Baptist
has come eating no bread and drinking no wine; and you say, `He has a demon.
34 The Son of man has come eating and drinking; and you say, `Behold, a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners! 35 Yet wisdom is justified by all her children." |
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