Matthew 11:17

God's Word

‘We played music for you, but you didn’t dance. We sang a funeral song, but you didn’t show any sadness.’

Cross References

Genesis 50:10

When they came to the threshing floor  of Atad, which is on the east side of the Jordan River, they began a great and solemn ceremony to mourn Jacob’s death. Joseph took seven days to mourn his father’s death.

1 Kings 1:40

All the people followed him, blew flutes, and celebrated so loudly that their voices shook the ground.

Isaiah 30:29

You will sing a song like the song you sing on a festival night. Your hearts will be happy like someone going out with a flute on the way to the Lord’s mountain, to the rock of Israel.

Jeremiah 31:4

Once again I will build you up, and you will be rebuilt, my dear people Israel. Once again you will take your tambourines, and you will go dancing with happy people.

Matthew 11:16

“How can I describe the people who are living now? They are like children who sit in the marketplaces and shout to other children,

Matthew 11:18

“John came neither eating nor drinking, and people say, ‘There’s a demon in him!’

Matthew 9:15

Jesus replied, “Can wedding guests be sad while the groom is still with them? The time will come when the groom will be taken away from them. Then they will fast.

Matthew 9:23

Jesus came to the ⌞synagogue⌟ leader’s house. He saw flute players and a noisy crowd.

Luke 15:25

“His older son was in the field. As he was coming back to the house, he heard music and dancing.

Luke 23:27

A large crowd followed Jesus. The women in the crowd cried and sang funeral songs for him.

Luke 7:32

They are like children who sit in the marketplace and shout to each other, ‘We played music for you, but you didn’t dance. We sang a funeral song, but you didn’t cry.’

Luke 8:52

Everyone was crying and showing how sad they were. Jesus said, “Don’t cry! She’s not dead. She’s just sleeping.”