Matthew 11:17

and they-are-saying, 'We-flute to{you} and you-do_not_dance; we-lament to{you} and you-do_not_strike-selves,'

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

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

16Moreover, to{what}[?] I-will-liken the generation, the-same[?] It-is-being analogous to{childlings} in to{the marketplaces being-seated and sounding-toward the comrades} of{same},

18for John comes neither eating nor drinking and they-are-saying, 'He-is-having [a] demon.'

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Cross References

Matthew 9:23and the Jesus, come[ing] into the home of{the [gathering/synagogue (Luke 8:41)]chief} and behold[ing] the flutists and the crowd being-tumult-ed,

1 Corinthians 9:19for, being emancipated/liberated/released/free[adjective] out of{all}, I-slave myself to{all}, in-which-place I-may-gain the much-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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