Matthew 11:17
King James Version (KJV)
And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
In context
15 He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
16 But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
17 And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
18 For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
19 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.
Matthew 11:17 in every translation
- 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.
- 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.’
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
- ASV American Standard Version
- and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and saying, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance, we lamented to you, and ye did not smite the breast.
- DBY Darby Translation
- say, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced: we have mourned to you, and ye have not wailed.
- WBS Webster Bible
- And saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; We have mourned to you, and ye have not lamented.