Matthew 11:17

BIBLE IN TEN · Jul 5, 2025 · 5m

Saturday, 5 July 2025 and saying: ‘We played the flute for you, And you did not dance; We mourned to you, And you did not lament.’ Matthew 11:17 “...and they say, ‘We piped to you and not you danced. We bewailed to you and not you breast-beat’” (CG). In the previous verse, Jesus began a description of those He calls “this generation,” equating them to children sitting in the markets addressing their companions. Of them, Jesus continues with, “and they say, ‘We piped to you.’” This is a new word, auleó. It signifies “to play the flute,” and thus, to pipe. It is derived from aulos, a flute…