Matthew 11:17

Weymouth NT

»`We have played the flute to you,' they say, `and you have not danced: we have sung dirges, and you have not beaten your breasts.'«

Cross References

Matthew 11:16

»But to what shall I compare the present generation? It is like children sitting in the open places, who call to their playmates.«

Matthew 11:18

»For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, `He has a demon.'

Matthew 9:15

»Can the bridegroom's party mourn,« He replied, »as long as the bridegroom is with them? But other days will come (when the Bridegroom has been taken from them) and then they will fast.

Matthew 9:23

Entering the Ruler's house, Jesus saw the flute-players and the crowd loudly wailing,

Luke 15:25

»Now his elder son was out on the farm; and when he returned and came near home, he heard music and dancing.«

Luke 23:27

A vast crowd of the people also followed Him, and of women who were beating their breasts and wailing for Him.

Luke 7:32

They are like children sitting in the public square and calling out to one another, `We have played the flute to you, and you have not danced: we have sung dirges, and you have not shown sorrow.'

Luke 8:52

The people were all weeping aloud and beating their breasts for her; but He said, »Leave off wailing; for she is not dead, but asleep.«