Matthew 11:17
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 · WEB
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- ગુજરાતી — માથ્થી ૧૧:૧૭
- ‘અમે તમારી આગળ વાંસળી વગાડી, પણ તમે નાચ્યા નહિ; ‘અમે શોક કર્યો, પણ તમે રડ્યા નહિ.’”
- हिन्दी — मत्ती ११:१७
- कि हमने तुम्हारे लिये बाँसुरी बजाई, और तुम न नाचे; हमने विलाप किया, और तुम ने छाती नहीं पीटी।
In context
15He who has ears to hear, let him hear.
16“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces, who call to their companions
17and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned for you, and you didn’t lament.’
18For John came neither eating nor drinking, and they say, ‘He has a demon.’
19The Son of Man came eating and drinking, and they say, ‘Behold, a gluttonous man and a drunkard, a friend of tax collectors and sinners!’ But wisdom is justified by her children.”
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