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Luke 7:31-35 CEV ...Jesus went on to say: What are you people like? What kind of people are you? (32) You are like children sitting in the market and shouting to each other, "We played the flute, but you would not dance! We sang a funeral song, but you would not cry!" (33) John the Baptist did not go around eating and drinking, and you said, "John has a demon in him!" (34) But because the Son of Man goes around eating and drinking, you say, "Jesus eats and drinks too much! He is even a friend of tax collectors and sinners." (35) Yet Wisdom is shown to be right by what its followers do.
Jesus here warned about the Religionists of our day. Each religion concocts a doctrine of faith to establish what they believe pleases God, and then, judge others lost or approved; based on whether they "dance to their music" [join and follow their sect and doctrine]. True Christians stay busy working out their own personal salvation (Philip 2:12 of 12-18) with fear and trembling, by doing their best to learn what Jesus taught, (Mark 9:7) all while being careful not to judge others. (1 Cor 4:1-5; Mark 9:38-40) Lacking any real stability, because of their ignorance of Christ's teachings, what Jesus likened to "religious children" are led this way and that by everything they hear. (Eph 4:14 of 11-16; Acts 14:8-21)
Luke 7:31-35 GNB ...Jesus continued, "Now to what can I compare the people of this day? What are they like? (32) They are like children sitting in the marketplace. One group shouts to the other, 'We played wedding music for you, but you wouldn't dance! We sang funeral songs, but you wouldn't cry!' (33) John the Baptist came, and he fasted and drank no wine, and you said, 'He has a demon in him!' (34) The Son of Man came, and he ate and drank, and you said, 'Look at this man! He is a glutton and wine drinker, a friend of tax collectors and other outcasts!' (35) God's wisdom, however, is shown to be true by all who accept it."
Luke 7:31-35 ESV ..."To what then shall I compare the people of this generation, and what are they like? (32) They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling to one another, "'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, 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, 'Look at him! A glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' (35) Yet wisdom is justified by all her children."
Luke 7:31-35 GW ..."How can I describe the people who are living now? What are they like? (32) They are like children who sit in the marketplace and shout to each other, 'We played music for you, but you didn't dance. We sang a funeral song, but you didn't cry.' (33) John the Baptizer has come neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, 'There's a demon in him!' (34) The Son of Man has come eating and drinking, and you say, 'Look at him! He's a glutton and a drunk, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!' (35) "Yet, wisdom is proved right by all its results."
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You will note the reference windows often include more than one translation of the Bible. The reason is to strive to gain the best possible understanding of the original Hebrew and Greek. Since we don't speak those languages, we rely on those who have come before and made the effort to translate those texts into English for us. Considering several translations gives the benefit of the understanding of several translation committees or individuals.
The Translations we quote are:
ALT - Analytical Literal Translation
ASV - American Standard Version (by the American revision committee in 1897).
BBE - 1965 Bible in Basic English
Bishops - 1568 Bishop's Bible
Calvin - 1856 by Calvin Translation Society
CEV - Contemporary English Version
Coverdale - 1535 Miles Coverdale Bible
Darby - 1889 Darby Bible
DRB - 1899 Douay-Rheims Bible
ESV - English Standard Version
GNB - Good News Bible
GW - God's Word Bible
ISV - International Standard Version
KJV - 1769 King James Version
KJV-1611 - Old King James Version from 1611
LitNT - Literal New Testament
LITV - Literal Translation of the Holy Bible
MKJV - 1962 Modern King James Version
Murdock - 1851 James Murdock New Testament
MWT - Modern World Translation
NWT - New World Translation
RV - Revised Version
Webster - 1833 Webster Bible
WTNT - 1525-26 William Tyndale New Testament
Wycliffe - 1394 Wycliffe Bible
YLT - 1862/1898 Young's Literal Translation
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