King James Version (KJV)
Matthew 11:17
“‹And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.›”
Verse in context — Matthew 11
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.›
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