"And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented." — Matthew 11:17

Matthew 11:17 · KJV

“And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.”

— Matthew 11:17

But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,

Verse 18

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.

Matthew 11 — Context

He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.

But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,

And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.

For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.

The Son of man came eating and drinking, and they say, Behold a man gluttonous, and a winebibber, a friend of publicans and sinners. But wisdom is justified of her children.

Cross References

Isaiah 28:9-13

Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? {them that are} weaned from the milk, {and} drawn from the breasts. {doctrine: Heb. the hearing?}

Jeremiah 9:17-20

Thus saith the LORD of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning {women}, that they may come:

Isaiah 30:29

Ye shall have a song, as in the night {when} a holy solemnity is kept; and gladness of heart, as when one goeth with a pipe to come into the mountain of the LORD, to the mighty One of Israel. {mighty...: Heb. Rock}

Matthew 9:15

And Jesus said unto them, Can the children of the bridechamber mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? but the days will come, when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.

Jeremiah 31:4

Again I will build thee, and thou shalt be built, O virgin of Israel: thou shalt again be adorned with thy tabrets, and shalt go forth in the dances of them that make merry. {tabrets: or, timbrels}

1 Corinthians 9:19-23

For though I be free from all {men}, yet have I made myself servant unto all, that I might gain the more.

Luke 15:25

Now his elder son was in the field: and as he came and drew nigh to the house, he heard musick and dancing.

Matthew 9:23

And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,