Matthew 11:17

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Matthew 11:17

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned for you, and you didn’t lament.’

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ASV

American Standard Version

and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.

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BLB

Berean Literal Bible

saying: ‘We played the flute for you⁺, and you⁺ did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you⁺ did not mourn.’

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Matthew 11

¹⁵ He who has ears, let him hear.

¹⁶ To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

¹⁷ ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’

¹⁸ For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon!’

¹⁹ The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Look at this glutton and drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is vindicated by her actions.”

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