Luke 7:31 Made Simple

KJV ORIGINAL

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

Close to the original. Clear modern English.

✦ MADE SIMPLE

Then Jesus said, 'What should I even compare you people to? Like, what are you actually like?'

⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE

Jesus was basically like 'How do I even explain what you're doing right now?'

📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?

The Gospel of Luke was written by an author traditionally identified as Luke, likely for a Gentile audience and a patron named Theophilus, around the late

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