Matthew 11:17
and saying, We piped to you, and ye did not dance, we mourned to you, and ye did not beat the breast.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He has a demon.
Cross References
1 Kings 1:40And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
Isaiah 30:29Ye shall have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept, and gladness of heart, as he who goes with a pipe to come to the mountain of LORD, to the Rock of Israel.
Jeremiah 31:4Again I will build thee, and thou shall be built, O virgin of Israel. Again thou shall be adorned with thy tambourine, and shall go forth in the dances of those who make merry.
Matthew 9:23And Jesus having come into the ruler's house, and having seen the minstrels, and the crowd making a commotion,
1 Corinthians 9:19For although being free from all men, I made myself a servant to all, so that I might gain the more.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 11:17-25
Christ Reproaches Chorazin, &c.. 16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, 17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. 18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil. 19 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… Read the whole commentary →