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Matthew 11:16–17

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AN UNRESPONSIVE GENERATION

16“To what should I compare this generation? It’s like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to other children:

17We played the flute for you,

but you didn’t dance;

we sang a lament,

but you didn’t mourn!C

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  1. COr beat your chests in grief

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling to their playmates,

“ ‘We played the flute for you, and you did not dance;

we sang a dirge, and you did not mourn.’

NIVNew International Version (2011)

“To what can I compare this generation? They are like children sitting in the marketplaces and calling out to others:

“ ‘We played the pipe for you,

and you did not dance;

we sang a dirge,

and you did not mourn.’

NLTNew Living Translation

“To what can I compare this generation? It is like children playing a game in the public square. They complain to their friends,

‘We played wedding songs,

and you didn’t dance,

so we played funeral songs,

and you didn’t mourn.’

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

“But to what shall I compare this generation? It is like children sitting in the marketplaces who call out to one another, saying,

‘We played the flute for you and you did not dance;

we sang a lament and you did not mourn.’

KJV 1900King James Version

But whereunto shall I liken this generation? It is like unto children sitting in the markets, and calling unto their fellows, And saying, We have piped unto you, and ye have not danced; we have mourned unto you, and ye have not lamented.