Matthew 11:17

and say: We have sung to you, and ye did not dance: we have wailed to you, and ye did not lament.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

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 to children, that sit in the marketplace and call to their associates,

18For John came, not eating and not drinking; and they said, He hath a demon.

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Cross References

Matthew 9:23And Jesus came to the house of the ruler: and he saw there pipers, and multitudes making outcry.

1 Corinthians 9:19Being free from them all, I have made myself servant to every man; that I might gain many:

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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