Matthew 9:23

New Living Translation

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

Cross References

2 Chronicles 35:25

The prophet Jeremiah composed funeral songs for Josiah, and to this day choirs still sing these sad songs about his death. These songs of sorrow have become a tradition and are recorded in The Book of Laments.

Jeremiah 16:6

Both the great and the lowly will die in this land. No one will bury them or mourn for them. Their friends will not cut themselves in sorrow or shave their heads in sadness.

Ezekiel 24:17

Groan silently, but let there be no wailing at her grave. Do not uncover your head or take off your sandals. Do not perform the usual rituals of mourning or accept any food brought to you by consoling friends.”

Matthew 11:17

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

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.’

Acts 20:10

Paul went down, bent over him, and took him into his arms. “Don’t worry,” he said, “he’s alive!”

Acts 9:39

So Peter returned with them; and as soon as he arrived, they took him to the upstairs room. The room was filled with widows who were weeping and showing him the coats and other clothes Dorcas had made for them.

Revelation 18:22

The sound of harps, singers, flutes, and trumpets will never be heard in you again. No craftsmen and no trades will ever be found in you again. The sound of the mill will never be heard in you again.