Matthew 11:17
say, We played the flute to you, and ye danced not,—we sang a lament, and ye beat not the breast.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
18For, John, came, neither eating nor drinking, and they say—A demon, he hath!
Cross References
1 Kings 1:40And all the people came up after him, the people themselves also, playing with flutes, and rejoicing with great joy,—so that the earth rent with the sound of them.
Isaiah 30:29A song, shall ye have, As in the night of hallowing a festival,—And gladness of heart, As when one goeth with the flute to enter Into the mountain of Yahweh Unto the Rock of Israel.
Jeremiah 31:4Again, will I build thee and thou shalt be built, thou virgin, Israel,—Again, shalt thou deck thyself with thy timbrels, And go forth in the dance of them that make merry:
Matthew 9:23And, Jesus, coming, into the house of the ruler, and seeing the flute-players and the multitude in confusion, was saying:
1 Corinthians 9:19For, though free from all, unto all, myself, I enslaved,—that, the larger number, I might win:
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 →