But whereto shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets,
Matthew 11:17 - Wesley's New Testament 1755 and calling to their fellows, And saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to tou, and ye have not lamented. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition We piped to you [playing wedding], and you did not dance; we wailed dirges [playing funeral], and you did not mourn and beat your breasts and weep aloud. American Standard Version (1901) and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn. Common English Bible ‘We played the flute for you and you didn’t dance. We sang a funeral song and you didn’t mourn.’ Catholic Public Domain Version who, calling out to their companions, say: 'We played music for you, and you did not dance. We lamented, and you did not mourn.' Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Who crying to their companions say: We have piped to you, and you have not danced: we have lamented, and you have not mourned. |
But whereto shall I liken this generation? It is like children sitting in the markets,
For John came neither eating nor drinking; and they say, He hath a devil.
And Jesus said, Can the children of the bride-chamber mourn, as long as the bride-groom is with them? But the days will come, when the bride-groom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.
And Jesus coming into the ruler's house, and seeing the minstrels and the croud who cried out aloud,
And they began to be merry. Now his elder son was in the field. And as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.
And there followed him a great company of people and of women, who also bewailed and lamented him.
They are like children sitting in the market-place, and calling one to another, and saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned to you, and ye have not wept.
And all wept and bewailed her. But he said, Weep not; she is not dead; but sleepeth.