Matthew 11:17

Twentieth Century New Testament 1904

'We have played the flute for you, but you have not danced; We have wailed, but you have not mourned.'

Cross References

Matthew 11:16

But to what shall I compare the present generation? It is like little children sitting in the market-places and calling out to their playmates--

Matthew 11:18

For, when John came, neither eating nor drinking, men said 'He has a demon in him';

Matthew 9:15

Jesus answered: "Can the bridegroom's friends mourn as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come, when the bridegroom will be parted from them, and they will fast then.

Matthew 9:23

When Jesus reached the President's house, seeing the flute- players, and a number of people all in confusion,

Luke 15:25

Meanwhile the elder son was out in the fields; but, on coming home, when he got near the house, he heard music and dancing,

Luke 23:27

There was a great crowd of people following him, many being women who were beating their breasts and wailing for him.

Luke 7:32

They are like some little children who are sitting in the market-place and calling out to one another--'We have played the flute for you, but you have not danced; We have wailed, but you have not wept!'

Luke 8:52

And every one was weeping and mourning for her. "Do not weep," Jesus said, "she is not dead; she is asleep."