Matthew 11:17

Matthew chapter 11 · verse 17 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

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World English Bible · 2000

and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.

King James Version · 1611

And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

American Standard Version · 1901

and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.

v.16But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the marketplaces, who call unto their fellows

v.17This passage

v.18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a demon.

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

1 Kings 1:40
And 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.
Jeremiah 9:17
Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for the skilful women, that they may come:
Luke 15:25
Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dancing.
Isaiah 30:29
Ye shall have a song as in the night when a holy feast is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come unto the mountain of Jehovah, to the Rock of Israel.
Matthew 9:23
And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the flute-players, and the crowd making a tumult,
Jeremiah 31:4
Again will I build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: again shalt thou be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry.