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Matthew 11:17 KJV
Matthew · chapter 11 · verse 17
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 · King James Version
Matthew 11:17 in context
15He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
16But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
17And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
19The 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.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- mournedthrēneōto mourn, to lament, of singers of dirges, [to wail], to bewail, deploreG2354 →
- sayinglegōto say, to speak, affirm over, maintain, to teach, to exhort, advise, to command, direct…G3004 →
- dancedorcheomaito danceG3738 →
- pipedauleōto play on the flute, to pipeG832 →
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Christ was going on in the praise of John the Baptist and his ministry, but here stops on a sudden, and turns that to the reproach of those who enjoyed both that, and the ministry of Christ and his apostles too, in vain.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 16-24