Matthew 11:17

and calling to their companions, and saying "We have sung and ye have not danced; we have mourned, and ye have not lamented:"

1770 John Worsley NT

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? they are like children sitting in the market-places,

18for John came neither eating nor drinking as others do, and they say, He is beside himself:

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Cross References

Matthew 9:23And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the musicians, and the people in confusion;

1 Corinthians 9:19For though I am free from all, yet I have made myself a servant 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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