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But whereto shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets,

The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and shall condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold a greater than Jonah is here.

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and shall condemn it; for she came from the uttermost parts of the earth, to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold a greater than Solomon is here.

Then goeth he and taketh with him seven other spirits more wicked than himself, and they enter in and dwell there, and the last state of that man is worse than the first. So shall it be also to this wicked generation.

Verily I say to you, all these things shall come upon this generation.

Verily I say to you, This generation shall not pass, till all these things be done.

And sighing deeply in his spirit, he said, Why doth this generation seek a sign? Verily I say to you, There shall no sign be given to this generation.

For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in the glory of his Father, with the holy angels.

Verily I say to you, this generation shall in no wise pass, till all these things be done.

To whom then shall I liken the men of this generation, and to what are they like?

And the multitudes being gathered thick together, he said, This is an evil generation: it seeketh a sign; but no sign shall be given it, save the sign of Jonah.

For as Jonah was a sign to the Ninevites, so shall also the Son of man be to this generation.

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with the men of this generation and condemn them; for she came from the utmost parts of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon; and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

The men of Nineveh shall rise up in the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for they repented at the preaching of Jonah; and behold, a greater than Jonah is here.

So that the blood of all the prophets shed from the foundation of the world, shall be required of this generation.

From the blood of Abel to the blood of Zechariah, who was destroyed between the temple and the altar: verily I say to you, it shall be required of this generation.

And the lord commended the unjust steward, because he had done wisely; for the children of this world are wiser in their generation than the children of light.

But first he must suffer many things, and be rejected by this generation.

Verily I say unto you, this generation shall not pass away, till all be fulfilled.

And with many other words did he testify and exhort, saying, Save yourselves from this perverse generation.