Matthew 11:17

‘We have played the flute for you, but you have not danced; We have wailed, but you have not mourned.’

Twentieth Century 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

16But to what shall I compare the present generation? It is like little children sitting in the market-places and calling out to their playmates —

18For, when John came, neither eating nor drinking, men said ‘He has a demon in him’;

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Cross References

Matthew 9:23When Jesus reached the President’s house, seeing the flute players, and a number of people all in confusion,

1 Corinthians 9:19Although I was entirely free, yet, to win as many converts as possible, I made myself everyone’s slave.

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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