Matthew 11:17

Contemporary English Version 1995

“We played the flute, but you would not dance! We sang a funeral song, but you would not mourn!”

Cross References

Isaiah 30:29

The Lord's people will sing as they do when they celebrate a religious festival at night. The Lord is Israel's mighty rock, and his people will be as happy as they are when they follow the sound of flutes to the mountain where he is worshiped.

Matthew 9:15

Jesus answered: The friends of a bridegroom aren't sad while he is still with them. But the time will come when he will be taken from them. Then they will go without eating.

Jeremiah 31:4

You are precious to me, and so I will rebuild your nation. Once again you will dance for joy and play your tambourines.

Matthew 9:23

When Jesus went into the home of the official and saw the musicians and the crowd of mourners,

1 Kings 1:40

Then they played flutes and celebrated as they followed Solomon back to Jerusalem. They made so much noise that the ground shook.

Luke 15:25

The older son had been out in the field. But when he came near the house, he heard the music and dancing.

Genesis 50:10

After crossing the Jordan River, Joseph stopped at Atad's threshing place, where they all mourned and wept seven days for Jacob.

Matthew 11:16

You people are like children sitting in the market and shouting to each other,

Matthew 11:18

John the Baptist did not go around eating and drinking, and you said, “That man has a demon in him!”

Luke 7:32

You are like children sitting in the market and shouting to each other, “We played the flute, but you would not dance! We sang a funeral song, but you would not cry!”

Luke 8:52

Everyone was crying and weeping for the girl. But Jesus said, “The child isn't dead. She is just asleep.”

Luke 23:27

A large crowd was following Jesus, and in the crowd a lot of women were crying and weeping for him.