Matthew 11:17

New International Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 50:10

When they reached the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan, they lamented loudly and bitterly; and there Joseph observed a seven-day period of mourning for his father.

1 Kings 1:40

And all the people went up after him, playing pipes and rejoicing greatly, so that the ground shook with the sound.

Isaiah 30:29

And you will sing as on the night you celebrate a holy festival; your hearts will rejoice as when people playing pipes go up to the mountain of the Lord, to the Rock of Israel.

Jeremiah 31:4

I will build you up again, and you, Virgin Israel, will be rebuilt. Again you will take up your timbrels and go out to dance with the joyful.

Matthew 11:16

“To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

Matthew 11:18

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’

Matthew 9:15

Jesus answered, “How can the guests of the bridegroom mourn while he is with them? The time will come when the bridegroom will be taken from them; then they will fast.

Matthew 9:23

When Jesus entered the synagogue leader’s house and saw the noisy crowd and people playing pipes,

Luke 15:25

“Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing.

Luke 23:27

A large number of people followed him, including women who mourned and wailed for him.

Luke 7:32

They are like children sitting in the marketplace and calling out to each other: “ ‘We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not cry.’

Luke 8:52

Meanwhile, all the people were wailing and mourning for her. “Stop wailing,” Jesus said. “She is not dead but asleep.”