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-# Connecting Statement:
-
-Jesus continues to talk to the crowds about John the Baptist.
-
 # To what should I compare this generation?
 
-Jesus uses a question to introduce a comparison between the people of that day and what children might say in the marketplace. Alternate translation: "This is what this generation is like" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-rquestion]])
+This question can be translated as a statement. Alternate translation: “This is what this generation is like.”
 
 # this generation