31 And the Lord said, Whereunto then shall I liken the men of this generation? and to what are they like?
31 Jesus went on to say, "To what, then, can I compare the people of this generation? What are they like?
31 "To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like?
31 "How can I account for the people of this generation?
31 And the Lord said, "To what then shall I liken the men of this generation, and what are they like?
31 "To what can I compare the people of this generation?" Jesus asked. "How can I describe them?
Matthew Henry's Commentary on Luke 7:31
Commentary on Luke 7:19-35
(Read Luke 7:19-35)
To his miracles in the kingdom of nature, Christ adds this in the kingdom of grace, To the poor the gospel is preached. It clearly pointed out the spiritual nature of Christ's kingdom, that the messenger he sent before him to prepare his way, did it by preaching repentance and reformation of heart and life. We have here the just blame of those who were not wrought upon by the ministry of John Baptist or of Jesus Christ himself. They made a jest of the methods God took to do them good. This is the ruin of multitudes; they are not serious in the concerns of their souls. Let us study to prove ourselves children of Wisdom, by attending the instructions of God's word, and adoring those mysteries and glad tidings which infidels and Pharisees deride and blaspheme.