Matthew 11:17

and say, 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance. We sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.'

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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"But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions

18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, 'He has a demon.'

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Cross References

1 Kings 1:40All the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth shook with their sound.

Isaiah 30:29You will have a song, as in the night when a holy feast is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goes with a flute to come to the Lord's mountain, to Israel's Rock.

Jeremiah 31:4Again will I build you, and you shall be built, O virgin of Israel: again you shall be adorned with your tambourines, and shall go forth in the dances of those who make merry.

Matthew 9:23And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the flute players, and the crowd in noisy disorder,

1 Corinthians 9:19For though I was free from all, I brought myself under bondage to all, that I might gain 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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