Matthew 11:17

and say, 'We played a flute for you, and you did not dance. We mourned, and you did not weep.'

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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

16To what should I compare this generation? It is like children playing in the marketplace, who sit and call to one another

18For John came not eating bread or drinking wine, and they say, 'He has a demon.'

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Cross References

1 Kings 1:40Then all the people went up after him, and the people played the flutes and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth shook with their sound.

Isaiah 30:29You will have a song as in the night when a holy feast is observed, 1 and gladness of heart, as when one goes with a flute to the mountain of Yahweh, to the Rock of Israel. 1

Jeremiah 31:4I will build you up again so you will be built, virgin Israel. 1 You will again pick up your tambourines and go out with happy dances. 1

Matthew 9:23When Jesus came into the official's house, he saw the flute players and the crowds making much noise.

1 Corinthians 9:19For though I am free from all, I became a servant to all, in order that I might win 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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