Matthew 11:17

and saying, ‘We played the flute for you and you did not dance; we mourned for you and you did not lament.’

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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

16“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in a marketplace and calling to their friends

18For John came neither eating nor drinking and they say, ‘He has a demon’;

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Cross References

Matthew 9:23When Jesus came into the ruler's house and saw the flutists and the crowd making a commotion,

1 Corinthians 9:19Though being free from all men, I have made myself a slave to all, in order that I might win 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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