Matthew 11:17

and say: We piped to you, and ye danced not; we sang the lament, and ye did not beat the breast.

The New Testament, American Bible Union (1865)

In The King James Version

And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

In Context

16But to what shall I liken this generation? It is like to children sitting in the markets, who call to their fellows,

18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say: He has a demon.

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Cross References

Matthew 9:23And the woman was made whole from that hour. And Jesus, coming into the house of the ruler, and seeing the minstrels and the crowd making a noise,

1 Corinthians 9:19For being free from all men, I made myself servant to all, 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 →

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