Matthew 11:17

and say, We have sung to you, and you have not danced; we have wailed unto you, and you have not mourned.

The Peschito Syriac New Testament: Translated into English by John Wesley Etheridge

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 compare this generation? It is like children who sit in the public place, and cry to their companions,

18For Juchanon came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.

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Cross References

Matthew 9:23And Jeshu came to the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the crowds which were making a tumult.

1 Corinthians 9:19For while free of all men, to all men I subject myself, that the many I may gain.

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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