Matthew 11:17

and seien, We han songun to you, and ye han not daunsid; we han morned to you, and ye han not weilid.

Bible (Wycliffe)

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 whom schal Y gesse this generacioun lijk? It is lijk to children sittynge in chepyng, that crien to her peeris,

18For Joon cam nether etynge ne drynkynge, and thei seien, He hath a deuel.

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Cross References

1 Kings 1:40And al the multitude stiede after hym, and the puple of men syngynge with pipis, and `of men beynge glad with greet ioye, `stiede aftir hym; and the erthe sownede of the cry of hem.

Isaiah 30:29Song schal be to you, as the vois of an halewid solempnyte; and gladnesse of herte, as he that goth with a pipe, for to entre in to the hil of the Lord, to the stronge of Israel.

Jeremiah 31:4And eft Y schal bilde thee, and thou, virgyn Israel, schalt be bildid; yit thou schalt be ourned with thi tympans, and schalt go out in the cumpenye of pleieris.

Matthew 9:23And whanne Jhesus cam in to the hous of the prince, and say mynstrallis, and the puple makynge noise,

1 Corinthians 9:19Forwhi whanne Y was fre of alle men, Y made me seruaunt of alle men, to wynne the mo men.

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