Matthew 11:17
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.
Matthew 11:16-19 The Message (MSG)
“How can I account for this generation? The people have been like spoiled children whining to their parents, ‘We wanted to skip rope, and you were always too tired; we wanted to talk, but you were always too busy.’ John came fasting and they called him crazy. I came feasting and they called me a boozer, a friend of the misfits. Opinion polls don’t count for much, do they? The proof of the pudding is in the eating.”
Matthew 11:17 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
Matthew 11:17 New Century Version (NCV)
‘We played music for you, but you did not dance; we sang a sad song, but you did not cry.’
Matthew 11:17 American Standard Version (ASV)
and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.
Matthew 11:17 New International Version (NIV)
“ ‘We played the pipe for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
Matthew 11:17 New King James Version (NKJV)
and saying: ‘We played the flute for you, And you did not dance; We mourned to you, And you did not lament.’
Matthew 11:17 Amplified Bible (AMP)
and say ‘We piped the flute for you [playing wedding], and you did not dance; we wailed sad dirges [playing funeral], and you did not mourn and cry aloud.’
Matthew 11:17 New Living Translation (NLT)
‘We played wedding songs, and you didn’t dance, so we played funeral songs, and you didn’t mourn.’