Matthew 11:17

"saying. ‘We have piped to you and you have not danced; We have wailed, but you have not beaten your breasts.’

Montgomery New Testament

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"To what shall I compare this generation? It is like little children sitting in the market-place, who call to the other children,

18"For Johncame neither eating nor drinking, and they said, ‘He has a demon’;

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Cross References

Matthew 9:23Now when Jesus had come into the house of the ruler, and had seen the flute-players and the wailing crowd, he said,

1 Corinthians 9:19Though free from all men, I make myself the slave of all, that I may win the 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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