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.”
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.
Cross-References
“A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;”
“Whom shall he teach knowledge? and whom shall he make to understand doctrine? them that are weaned from the milk, and drawn from the breasts.”
“Let them curse it that curse the day, who are ready to raise up their mourning.”
“And when Jesus came into the ruler’s house, and saw the minstrels and the people making a noise,”
“Thus saith the Lord of hosts, Consider ye, and call for the mourning women, that they may come; and send for cunning women, that they may come:”