Matthew 11:17

"`We have played the flute to you,' they say, `and you have not danced: we have sung dirges, and you have not beaten your breasts.'

Weymouth NT (1912)

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 the present generation? It is like children sitting in the open places, who call to their playmates.

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

Read all of Matthew 11

Cross References

Matthew 9:23Entering the Ruler's house, Jesus saw the flute-players and the crowd loudly wailing,

1 Corinthians 9:19Though free from all human control, I have made myself the slave of all in the hope of winning as many converts as possible.

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 →

This Verse In Other Editions

Study Matthew 11:17