Matthew 11:17

New Living Translation

‘We played wedding songs, and you didn’t dance, so we played funeral songs, and you didn’t mourn.’

Cross References

Genesis 50:10

When they arrived at the threshing floor of Atad, near the Jordan River, they held a very great and solemn memorial service, with a seven-day period of mourning for Joseph’s father.

1 Kings 1:40

And all the people followed Solomon into Jerusalem, playing flutes and shouting for joy. The celebration was so joyous and noisy that the earth shook with the sound.

Isaiah 30:29

But the people of God will sing a song of joy, like the songs at the holy festivals. You will be filled with joy, as when a flutist leads a group of pilgrims to Jerusalem, the mountain of the Lord— to the Rock of Israel.

Jeremiah 31:4

I will rebuild you, my virgin Israel. You will again be happy and dance merrily with your tambourines.

Matthew 11:16

“To what can I compare this generation? It is like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends,

Matthew 11:18

For John didn’t spend his time eating and drinking, and you say, ‘He’s possessed by a demon.’

Matthew 9:15

Jesus replied, “Do wedding guests mourn while celebrating with the groom? Of course not. But someday the groom will be taken away from them, and then they will fast.

Matthew 9:23

When Jesus arrived at the official’s home, he saw the noisy crowd and heard the funeral music.

Luke 15:25

“Meanwhile, the older son was in the fields working. When he returned home, he heard music and dancing in the house,

Luke 23:27

A large crowd trailed behind, including many grief-stricken women.

Luke 7:32

They are like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends, ‘We played wedding songs, and you didn’t dance, so we played funeral songs, and you didn’t weep.’

Luke 8:52

The house was filled with people weeping and wailing, but he said, “Stop the weeping! She isn’t dead; she’s only asleep.”