KJV 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.
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Matthew 11:17
And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
WEB World English Bible
and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned for you, and you didn’t lament.’
ASV American Standard Version
and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and saying, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance, we lamented to you, and ye did not smite the breast.
Surrounding context — Matthew 11
14 And if ye will receive [it], this is Elias, which was for to come.
15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
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 her children.
20 Then began he to upbraid the cities wherein most of his mighty works were done, because they repented not:
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Isaiah 28:9-13Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? [them that are] weaned from the milk, [and] drawn from the breasts.Jeremiah 9:17-20Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning [women], that they may come:Isaiah 30:29Ye shall have a song, as in the night [when] a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel.Matthew 9:15And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.Jeremiah 31:4Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.Matthew 9:23And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,1 Kings 1:40And all the people came up after him, and the people piped with pipes, and rejoiced with great joy, so that the earth rent with the sound of them.Luke 15:25Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.1 Corinthians 9:19-23For though I be free from all [men], yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.
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