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Matthew 11:17 — Meaning and Application
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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. "
Matthew 11:17
Verse in Context
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He that hath ears to hear, let him hear.
But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows,
And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, He hath a devil.
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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Matthew 11:1
"And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities."
Matthew 11:2
"Now when John had heard in the prison the works of Christ, he sent two of his disciples,"
Matthew 11:3
"And said unto him, Art thou he that should come, or do we look for another?"
Matthew 11:4
"Jesus answered and said unto them, Go and shew John again those things which ye do hear and see:"
Matthew 11:5
"The blind receive their sight, and the lame walk, the lepers are cleansed, and the deaf hear, the dead are raised up, and the poor have the gospel preached to them."
Matthew 11:6
"And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in me."
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