Berean Standard Bible
“‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’”
Jesus compares the people of his generation to children in the marketplace who complain that their friends will not join their games.
Open Study notes above for the full note.
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance; we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’
World English Bible (WEB)
and say, ‘We played the flute for you, and you didn’t dance. We mourned for you, and you didn’t lament.’
King James Version (KJV)
And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.
American Standard Version (ASV)
and say, We piped unto you, and ye did not dance; we wailed, and ye did not mourn.
Bible in Basic English (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.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
and saying, We piped unto you, and you did not dance, we lamented to you, and you did not smite the breast.
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
Y dicen: Os tañimos flauta, y no bailasteis; os endechamos, y no lamentasteis.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
“Si tocamos la flauta ustedes no bailan, y si cantamos canciones tristes ustedes no lloran”.
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