Matthew 11:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.”
Matthew 11:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Matthew 11:17 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Matthew 11:17 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Matthew 11:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned for you, and you didn’t lament.’”
Matthew 11:17 — World English Bible
Matthew 11:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn. ”
Matthew 11:17 — American Standard Version
Matthew 11:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“and saying, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance, we lamented to you, and ye did not smite the breast.”
Matthew 11:17 — Young's Literal Translation
Matthew 11:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“say, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced: we have mourned to you, and ye have not wailed. ”
Matthew 11:17 — Darby Translation
Matthew 11:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And say, We haue piped vnto you, and ye haue not daunced, we haue mourned vnto you, and ye haue not lamented.”
Matthew 11:17 — Geneva Bible
Matthew 11:17 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.
Read the full chapter: Matthew 11 — How Can I Give You Up? — God's Love for Israel →
What Does Matthew 11:17 Mean?
Matthew 11:17 is a verse from the Book of Matthew, part of the New Testament. It appears in Matthew chapter 11. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Greek.
Also explore: Bible verses by topic | Read the full Bible free