And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
KJV
Parallel translations
4 additional translations▾
Parallel translations
4 additional translationsASV
and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.
WEB
‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
YLT
and saying, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance, we lamented to you, and ye did not smite the breast.
DBT
say, We have piped to you, and ye have not danced: we have mourned to you, and ye have not wailed.
About this book
New Testament▾
About this book
New TestamentMatthew — The Gospel of the promised King. Five discourses punctuate the narrative; roughly sixty-five Old Testament citations bind the story to the prophets.
- Author
- Matthew (Levi), a former tax collector called by Jesus
- Date
- c. AD 50–60