Matthew 11:17

‘We played the flute for you, but you did not dance; we sang a lament for you, but you did not mourn.’

Text-Critical English NT

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 should I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to their companions,

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 to the house of the ruler and saw the flute players and the crowd making a commotion,

1 Corinthians 9:19For though I am free from all, I have made myself a servant to all, in order to win as many as possible.

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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