Matthew 11:17

17 “ ‘We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’

Matthew 11:17 in Other Translations

KJV
17 And saying,We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
ESV
17 "'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.'
NLT
17 ‘We played wedding songs, and you didn’t dance, so we played funeral songs, and you didn’t mourn.’
MSG
17 'We wanted to skip rope, and you were always too tired; we wanted to talk, but you were always too busy.'
CSB
17 We played the flute for you, but you didn't dance; we sang a lament, but you didn't mourn!

Matthew 11:17 In-Context

15 Whoever has ears, let them hear.
16 “To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:
17 “ ‘We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’
19 The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Here is a glutton and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners.’ But wisdom is proved right by her deeds.”
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