Luke 7:32

They are like vnto litle children sitting in the market place, and crying one to another, and saying, We haue piped vnto you, and ye haue not daunced: we haue mourned to you, and ye haue not wept.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

They are like unto children sitting in the marketplace, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.

In Context

31And the Lord saide, Whereunto shall I liken the men of this generation? and what thing are they like vnto?

33For Iohn Baptist came, neither eating bread, nor drinking wine: and ye say, He hath the deuil.

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Cross References

Proverbs 17:16Wherefore is there a price in the hand of the foole to get wisdome, and he hath none heart?

Isaiah 29:11And the vision of them all is become vnto you, as the wordes of a booke that is sealed vp, which they deliuer to one that can reade, saying, Reade this, I pray thee. Then shall he say, I can not: for it is sealed.

Zechariah 8:5And the streetes of the citie shalbe full of boyes and girles, playing in the streetes thereof.

Matthew Henry on Luke 7:20-36

John's Message to Jesus; The Ministry of John and of Christ. 19 And John calling unto him two of his disciples sent them to Jesus, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another? 20 When the men were come unto him, they said, John Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he that should come? or look we for another? 21 And in that same hour he cured many of their infirmities and plagues, and of evil spirits; and unto many that were blind he gave sight. 22 Then Jesus answering said unto them,… Read the whole commentary →

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