Children sitting in the market places (παιδιοις καθημενοις εν ταις αγοραις). This parable of the children playing in the market pl…

But whereunto shall I liken, etc. Christ proceeds to reprove the inconsistency and fickleness of the people of that age. He says they were…

But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, And saying, We ha…

St. Hilary of Poitiers: This entire speech is a rebuke of unbelief and arises from the previous complaint that this stiff-nec…

“Comparison” stands at the heart of Jesus’ parables (see introductory comment on Mk 4). Here Jesus uses an analogy to show his view of his generati…

And saying, we have piped unto you, and you have not danced ,
&c.] The allusion is to Jewish children, who having se…

Christ reflects on the scribes and Pharisees, who had an arrogant opinion of themselves. He likens their behavior to children's play: children who,…

Here He bursts out in a rebuke of the crowds. And first, He presents a question; second, He presents a kind of metaphor; and third, He explains it.…