Matthew 11:17
Parallel Translations


NASB: and say, 'We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.' (NASB ©1995)
GWT: 'We played music for you, but you didn't dance. We sang a funeral song, but you didn't show any sadness.' (GOD'S WORD®)
KJV: And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
ASV: and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.
BBE: We made music for you and you did not take part in the dance; we gave cries of sorrow and you made no signs of grief.
DBY: say, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced: we have mourned to you, and ye have not wailed.
WEY: "'We have played the flute to you,' they say, 'and you have not danced: we have sung dirges, and you have not beaten your breasts.'
WBS: And saying, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced; We have mourned to you, and ye have not lamented.
WEB: and say,'We played the flute for you, and you didn't dance. We mourned for you, and you didn't lament.'
YLT: and saying, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance, we lamented to you, and ye did not smite the breast.

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