Matthew 11:16 says, But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,  Jesus asked who He could compare that generation to.  He may be asking that same question about us today.  Jesus said that they were like children sitting in markets calling to others.  Verse seventeen states, And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.  Jesus was speaking about the testimony of John and of Jesus Himself that He was the long awaited Messiah, but that the people did not listen, or believe, them.  The were called to repentance as Jesus mourned their spiritual state.  Like children, they were only interested in what made them happy.  We today need to realize that we should be happy because Jesus has brought us the gift of salvation, and not be looking simply for material blessings from God.  Verse eighteen states, For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.  Since John the Baptist had a different diet and way of dress, many accused him of being demon possessed.  Even though he was remaining true to his calling, many of God's chosen people rejected John the Baptist because of the way he lived.  We cannot afford to judge other Christians by our own standards.  As long as they are true to God's calling for their lives, we should celebrate with them instead of judging them.  Then verse nineteen declares, The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.  Jesus said they accused John the Baptist of being demon possessed because of his strict diet, but then they accused Jesus of being demon possessed because He ate what He wanted, and did so with publicans and sinners.  We are given the freedom to eat what we like without being spiritually defiled, and we not only can but should do so with the lost of the world so that we might reach them with the gospel.  Verse twenty declares, Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:  Jesus began to speak against those cities that He had done mighty works in but where they still had not repented, some of which are named in the next few verses.  There is the same condemnation for all those who hear and do not accept Christ, from the time He came until the time He returns.  Verse twenty-one says, Woe unto thee, Chorazin! woe unto thee, Bethsaida! for if the mighty works, which were done in you, had been done in Tyre and Sidon, they would have repented long ago in sackcloth and ashes.  Jesus said that if the same mighty works had been done in Tyre and Sidon that they would have repented.  Tyre and Sidon were known as very bad cities, but Jesus said they would have repented had the gospel been preached there, whereas Chorazin and Bethsaida did not.  Verse twenty-two states, But I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Tyre and Sidon at the day of judgment, than for you.  I believe that the meaning here is that those who hear the gospel openly proclaimed and reject it will be held more accountable than those who do not.  I believe that this does not mean that some will not be held accountable, but that some have heard and rejected the gospel more often.  Verse twenty-three says,  And thou, Capernaum, which art exalted unto heaven, shalt be brought down to hell: for if the mighty works, which have been done in thee, had been done in Sodom, it would have remained until this day.  Then verse twenty-four states, But I say unto you, That it shall be more tolerable for the land of Sodom in the day of judgment, than for thee.  Jesus said that it would be more tolerable in Sodom, which was destroyed for it wickedness, than in cities that were supposed to be cities of God's people, but rejected the Messiah.  The more we hear and reject the gospel, the more accountable we become.