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
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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 Quem tem ouvidos para ouvir, ouça.
16 Mas com quem compararei esta geração? Semelhante é às crianças que se sentam nas praças, e chamam aos seus colegas,
17 E dizem: ‘Tocamos flauta para vós, mas não dançastes; cantamos lamentações para vós, mas não chorastes.’
18 Porque veio João, sem comer nem beber, e dizem: ‘Ele tem demônio.’
19 Veio o Filho do homem, que come e bebe, e dizem: ‘Eis aqui um homem comilão e beberrão, amigo de publicanos e pecadores!’ Mas a sabedoria prova-se justa por meio de seus filhos.
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