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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus continues speaking to the people about John the Baptist.
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# To what, then, can I compare ... they like?
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Jesus uses these questions to introduce a comparison. They can be written as a statement. AT: "This is what I compare this generation to, and what they are like." (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rquestion]])
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# I compare ... What are they like
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These are two ways of saying that this is a comparison. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-parallelism]])
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# the people of this generation
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The people living when Jesus spoke.
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# They are like
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These words are the beginning of Jesus' comparison. Jesus is saying that the people are like children who are never satisfied with the way other children act. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-simile]])
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# marketplace
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a large, open-air area where people come to sell their goods
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# and you did not dance
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"but you did not dance to the music"
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# and you did not cry
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"but you did not cry with us"
# translationWords
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/generation]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/flute]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/mourn]]
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