Matthew 9:23

God's Word

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

Cross References

2 Chronicles 35:25

Jeremiah sang a funeral song about Josiah. All the male and female singers still sing funeral songs about Josiah today. This became a tradition in Israel. They are written in ⌞the Book of⌟ the Funeral Songs.

Jeremiah 16:6

“Old and young alike will die in this land. No one will mourn for them or bury them. No one will cut his own body or shave his own head for them.

Ezekiel 24:17

Groan silently. Don’t grieve for the person who dies. Tie on your turban, and put on your sandals. Don’t cover your face or eat the food that mourners eat.”

Matthew 11:17

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

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.’

Acts 20:10

Paul went to him, took him into his arms, and said, “Don’t worry! He’s alive!”

Acts 9:39

So Peter went with them. When he arrived, he was taken upstairs. All the widows stood around him. They were crying and showing Peter the articles of clothing that Dorcas had made while she was still with them.

Revelation 18:22

The sound of harpists, musicians, flutists, and trumpeters will never be heard in it again. A skilled craftsman—regardless of the type of craft— will never be found in it again. The sound of a millstone will never be heard in it again.